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'Stonehaven' Raised Silver Vessel
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'Stonehaven' Raised Silver Vessel

Maker (Glasgow, born 1993)
Date2015
Object NameVessel
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width x Depth): 60 x 120 x 120 mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2024 with assistance from Aberdeen Art Gallery Trusts and the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Megan Falconer Jewellery and Silverware
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095800.2
About MeMegan Falconer is an Aberdeen based jeweller and silversmith who creates handcrafted tools using cast rocks from the Scottish landscape. Megan’s handmade tools are used to raise, planish and texture silver vessels and jewellery.

Falconer’s ‘Stonehaven’ hammer and vessel were the first she ever made. They were made in Dundee whilst studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. The hammer was made by casting a rock found during a day out to the Aberdeenshire town. Soft metal is used to make the hammerhead, and the texture alters through the process, achieving unique and unexpected surfaces each time it is used. A connection is then formed between the found object, the tool it makes and the piece that is created.