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Alexander Fisher (1864 – 1936), was an English silversmith and painter active in the Arts and Crafts movement in London. He was a teacher at the

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and wrote a book about enameling and the article on "Enamel" for the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. His book, ''The art of enamelling upon metal: with a short appendix concerning miniature painting on enamel'' was published in 1909.

Biography

He was an enamelist reviving the methods of the Limoges school of enameling. He started as a painter and silversmith, but travelled to Limoges to learn enameling techniques. On his return, he set up a studio in London and took on pupils.

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Ernestine Mills Ernestine Evans Mills (née Bell; 1871 – 6 February 1959) was an English metalworker and enameller who became known as an artist, writer and suffragette. She was the author of ''The Domestic Problem, Past, Present, and Future'' (1925). Three pi ...

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The Albert & Victoria Museum in London contains decorated objects and paintings by Fisher in its collection.

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