Cigarette box

This is a reissue of a design that was first produced in 1931. The original is in the collection of the Goldsmiths' Company. The V&A box was purchased from the Goldsmiths' Hall exhibition of Modern Silverwork , which opened in 1938. Murphy (1884–1939) studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, then worked for Henry Wilson. He went to Berlin to study with Emil Lettré. In 1937 he became the first silversmith to be appointed Principal of the Central School.

Cigarette box · London · 1938-1939. Silver, with turned ivory finial, applied decoration and raised circular swirls. By H. G. Murphy. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.