Arts and crafts jewelry in Boston : Frank Gardner Hale and his circle / Nonie Gadsden, Meghan Melvin, Emily Stoehrer.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Boston made : arts and crafts jewelry and metalwork', organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, November 17, 2018-March 29, 2020"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.

"A vibrant and active community of jewelry makers at the turn of the century in Boston, united by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, created works of wearable art that came to define the 'Boston look' -- characterized by colorful stones and brilliant enamels in exquisitely designed and hand crafted settings. Frank Gardner Hale, the most prominent and prolific figure in this community and a leader of the city's Society of Arts and Crafts, worked alongside many important makers, among them Josephine Hartwell Shaw, Edward Everett Oakes, Margaret Rogers, and Elizabeth Copeland. This book reproduces dozens of ornaments in dazzling color, accompanied by design drawings from the extensive Frank Gardner Hale Archive at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The authoritative text by scholars of jewelry and design history explores how Hale and his contemporaries expressed Arts and Crafts principles in the creation of jewels of enduring allure"--inserted publisher's note.