Dorrie Nossiter (29 June 1893 – 1977) was an

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. Nossiter crafted precious jewellery of her own designs in the English Arts and Crafts Tradition in both

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. Her work is known for her use of colour and floral and curvature lines using gemstones in motifs. She was predominantly active during the 1930s. Nossiter was educated at the Municipal School of Art in

from 1910 to 1914. Nossiter married Ernest Guy Robinson in 1922. By 1935 she was living in

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where her work was shown in the ''"Art by Four Women"'' exhibition at Walker's Gallery, London. Nossiter would go on to exhibit there from 1935 to 1939. Nossiter's work is often confused with that of another female jeweller and jewellery designer of the same period, Sibyl Dunlop.

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British jewellery designers British jewellers English goldsmiths 1893 births 1977 deaths Women metalsmiths Women jewellers {{UK-artist-stub