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'Stonehaven' Raised Silver Vessel

MakerAssociated with Megan Falconer (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.

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.