Joyce Himsworth

Joyce Himsworth
Born(1905-08-19)19 August 1905
Sheffield, England
Died31 March 1989(1989-03-31) (aged 83)
Sheffield, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDesigner silversmith

Joyce Rosemary Himsworth (19 August 1905 – 31 March 1989[citation needed]) was a British independent designer silversmith. From an early age she worked with her father, the polymath Joseph Beeston Himsworth (1874–1968) making small spoons and items of jewellery. She went on to study at Sheffield College of Arts and Craft, focusing on jewellery manufacture and enamelling. Her undoubted talents were not enough for her to gain a position within the family cutlery firm, B. Worth & Sons.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Anneke Bambery, Joyce R. Himsworth Sheffield Silversmith (Sheffield City Museums, 1978) ISBN 0900660376
  2. ^ Sarah Matthews and Kay Phillips, ‘Nether Edge People and Places’, Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group, 2018 p. 16 ISBN 9780951410028
  3. ^ Rachel Conroy, ‘The Work and Legacy of the Sheffield Art Crafts Guild’, The Silver Society Journal 2008 pp. 47–52
  4. ^ Hilary Wills, 'Sheffield Artists 1840–1940' The Basement Gallery, 1996 ISBN 0952786400