In 1907, Lillian Palmer, undeterred by a lack of formal training, began crafting metalwork in copper, lead, and brass. #SFOArtsandCrafts
This tweet was posted on June 25, 2017.
Needlework has long been an entirely feminine craft. Women learned how to do some form of needlework from their mothers. #SFOArtsandCrafts
This tweet was posted on May 26, 2017.
Palmer focused on making electric lamps and lighting fixtures, still a novelty at the time at The Palmer Copper Shop. #SFOArtsandCrafts
This tweet was posted on June 25, 2017.
Repoussé is the centuries-old technique of creating motifs in metalwork by fine hammering on the surface’s opposite side. #sfoartsandcrafts
This tweet was posted on July 06, 2017.