| Wilton Armetale is a pewter and silver look-alike | | | | Songs & Sonnets Collection |
| material developed by the Wilton Brass Company in | | | | This series celebrates the diversity of the world's |
| 1963. The metal was ideal to make cook and serve | | | | people, as seen through songs, stories, poetry and |
| wares that were inspired by specific themes. | | | | designs of different communities. We look at a few |
| The Artistic Design category is one of the collections | | | | examples. |
| created by the company. The emphasis of this | | | | The Potlatch series remembered the ceremonial |
| collection was on historic reference. It was also more | | | | gift-giving festival of American Northwest Coastal |
| eclectic in applicable environments than categories like | | | | Indians. The series included carved Canoe Bowls, |
| Natural, Grand or Classic. The products under this | | | | Eagle candleholder, a Totem of a Bear and Beaver, a |
| collection interpret historic references in a | | | | plate with a Raven and Human Face, a tray with |
| contemporary manner. | | | | layers of masks and faces and a bowl with a Seal |
| The Artistic Design Collection includes sub-categories | | | | design. |
| like Antiquity, Songs & Sonnets and Visionary. We look | | | | The Reggae series employed a festive and whimsical |
| at each of these sub-categories in the following | | | | combination of spirals and zig zags to evoke the |
| sections. | | | | rhythms of the Caribbean. |
| The Antiquity Collection | | | | The Copacabana series references the deco |
| The products in this collection reference various cultural | | | | architecture of South Miami Beach, with stylized palm |
| designs, many of them dating back to antiquity. Ethnic | | | | tree and coconuts along a beach evocative of ocean |
| designs of ancient and more recent tribal communities | | | | waves and clouds above. |
| are reflected in this collection. | | | | The Visionary Collection |
| The tribal motifs include American Indian and African | | | | This collection includes the Scroll, Oasis, Elara, Boston |
| designs used during historical times. Early American | | | | and Free Form series. |
| folk art designs are also included under the Antiquity | | | | The lively scroll designs infuse the symmetry of |
| category. | | | | classical designs with the dynamic movement of the |
| The African collection includes pitchers, trivets, bowls, | | | | scroll motif. |
| casseroles, chip & dip servers, trays and wine bottle | | | | The flowing lines and sweeping forms of the Oasis |
| coasters, with rim designs inspired by tribal art | | | | series seeks to capture the strength of Italian Futurism |
| displayed on canoes, houses, fabrics, shields and other | | | | and organic flow of Japanese Zen. |
| objects of the tribal communities of Chad, Kenya and | | | | Elara is one of Jupiter's moons, and products in this |
| several other African countries. | | | | series have highly polished curvilinear surfaces and |
| The Doves & Hearts series was based on American | | | | sculptured contours, creating a contemporary |
| folk art motifs, such as the Lovebirds Bread Tray that | | | | cosmopolitan ambience. |
| depicted two lovebirds facing each other with a heart | | | | Free form designs are seen in such collections as |
| between them. The series seeks to recapture | | | | those created by Bruce Fox in Free Form Bowls and |
| American Colonial, Traditional and Country | | | | Banana Leaf Large Servers, and in the Cloud series |
| environments. | | | | serving pieces inspired by cumulous clouds. |