Mildred M. Creed b. 1874

Also known as Mildred Mary Creed, Muriel Creed
  • Artist
Jeweller and silversmith, made 'modern art jewellery' and is credited with pioneering art enamelling in Australia. Regarded as one of the 'most esteemed' members of the Arts and Crafts Society of New South Wales, Mildred Creed strove to promote craft skills for women working in the production of jewellery as a business and set an example herself by running a thriving business that also functioned
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Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 8641/1943’.

  • 'NSW Birth Records : 18925/1874’.

  • Becker, V. (1987), 'Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery’, London.

  • Schofield, Anne; and Fahy, Kevin (1990), 'Australian Jewellery 19th and Early 20th Century’, Sydney.

  • Tawa, M. (1992), 'Poesis and praxis’, Adelaide: in Norris Ioannou (ed.), Craft in Society.

  • (1956), 'Historical Sketch of the Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW 112a King Street, Sydney, Part II: 1931-1956’, Sydney.

  • Edwards, Deborah (ed.) (1992), 'Australian Decorative Arts’, Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales.

  • (1907), Sydney Mail 07-31.

  • (1910), 'Arts and Crafts Society of NSW catalogue’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr Archive]’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia.

  • Dickey, Brian (1969), 'Creed, John Mildred (1842 – 1930)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, pp 492-493.

See also

  • 'Heritage chapter 7, plate 293: 293: Tarantula Pendant and Chain n.d. (c.1914), silver and blister pearl 3.4 x 3.1 cm on silver chain 39.4 cm. AGNSW, purchased 1914'.

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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)