Rhoda Wager (10 March 1875 – 1953) was a British jewellery designer who later settled in Australia. She was born on 10 March 1875 in

Mile End Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, east-northeast of Charing Cross. Situated on the London-to-Colchester road, it was one of the earliest suburbs of London. It became part of the m ...

, London, one of five children of George Wager a warehouseman, and his wife Jane Annabella, née James. Wager grew up in Bristol, and studied there at a local art school, then trained in drawing and painting at the

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and ...

from 1897 to 1903. She also made jewellery with

Bernard Cuzner Bernard Lionel Cuzner (1877 – 4 January 1956) was an England, English silversmith and product designer. Cuzner was born in Alcester in Warwickshire and initially trained as a watchmaker, before showing talent as a silversmith while taking e ...

. In 1913, Wager moved to Fiji, where she to lived on her brother's sugar plantation. In 1918, she moved to Sydney,Australia. In March 1920, she married Percy G. Ashton, son of

Julian Ashton Julian Rossi Ashton (27 January 185127 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for founding the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and encouraging Australian painters to capture local life and scenery '' ...

CBE (1851–1942), an English-born Australian artist.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wager, Rhoda 1875 births 1953 deaths British jewellery designers People from Mile End Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art Women jewellers British emigrants to Australia Glasgow Society of Women Artists member