The works of Herbert Maryon (1874–1965) were made in a variety of mediums. They were intended to be decorative, functional, or commemorative, and were primarily made during the first four decades of the twentieth century, a span that marked the first half of Maryon's career. In addition to being a sculptor and a goldsmith, Maryon was also an archaeologist, conservator, author, and authority on ancient metalwork—he saw his career as an artist carry him through the Second World War; a second career as a conservator at the British Museum brought him note for his work on the finds from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial.
Maryon designed, executed, and exhibited works while an art student, and as an art teacher. In 1899, while still in school—an education that included studies at the Polytechnic (probably Regent Street), The Slade, Saint Martin's School of Art, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts—Maryon used the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society's event at the New Gallery to exhibit some of his earliest works: a shield of arms with silver cloisonné, and a silver cup that was designed by William Lethaby, who taught Maryon at the Central School. The following year Maryon became the first director of the Arts and Crafts-inspired Keswick School of Industrial Art, and until his departure in 1904 his work primarily consisted of designs and executions for the school. Maryon's pieces for the school ranged from individual commissions to utilitarian tableware; particularly with more functional designs, multiple examples were sometimes executed.
Maryon's career became more academic following his departure from Keswick. During his time teaching sculpture and other forms of art, however—from 1907 until 1927 at the University of Reading, and from 1927 until 1939 at Durham University's Armstrong College—he continued taking commissions. These included the designs for Statue of Industry, memorial plaques, and at least three war memorials, including the University of Reading War Memorial, where Maryon worked.
Works The following is a substantially incomplete list of the works of Herbert Maryon.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Title/Description !! Date !! Dimensions !! Location !! Comments |- | || Metal casket || 1898 || || || Displayed at the Camden School of Art, where it won a prize for works in wrought metal, and where Maryon won a £60 () Extension Scholarship. Maryon's sister Edith Maryon also won a prize, for a modelled head from life, as well as a scholarship. |- | || Shield of arms with silver cloisonné || 1899 || || || Displayed at the New Gallery for the 1899 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition. |- | || Silver cup || 1899 || || || Designed by William Lethaby, Maryon's teacher at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Displayed at the New Gallery for the 1899 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition. |- | || Knocker || 1900 || || || Executed by Jeremiah Richardson. Displayed in the Royal Albert Hall for the Home Arts and Industries Exhibition, and reviewed in The Studio as "singularly good". |- | || Winged Victory || 1900 || || Private collection || Similar to works by Maryon's teacher Alexander Fisher. |- | || Copper casket || 1900 || 36.5 × 21.5 × 10 cm || || Designed by Maryon; executed by Thomas Spark; ornamented by Thomas Clark and Maryon. Displayed in the Royal Albert Hall for the Home Arts and Industries Exhibition, and reviewed in The Studio as "singularly good". Auctioned in 2005 by Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd's, with an estimate of £800 to £1,200. |- | || Enamelled copper box || || 3.5 in diameter || Private collection || Sold on eBay twice, in 2008, and in 2017. |- | || Bryony || 1900–04 || || || Tray centre, said by a historian of the Keswick School to be "suggestive of tangled growth," and to be influenced by the wallpapers of William Morris. Pictured on page 69 of Ian Bruce's The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand. |- | || Loving cup || 1901 || || || Exhibited at the 1901 Home Arts and Industries Exhibition. |- | || Memorial to Bernard Gilpin || 1901 || 3 5/12 × 2 ft || St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere, Cumbria || Bronze on oak. Commissioned for £15, executed by Thomas Clark. Per Nikolaus Pevsner, "Arts and Crafts, almost Art Nouveau". |- | || Memorial to Thomas Allison Scott || 1902 || || St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire || Commemorates Private Thomas Allison Scott, who died of enteric fever in Winburg, South Africa, during the Second Boer War. Unveiled during St. Oswald's day celebrations on 5 August 1902. Another memorial to Scott, and family members, at St Wilfrid's Church in South Kilvington. |- | || Memorial tablet || 1902 || || Westminster Abbey || Dedicates stained-glass windows in memory of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. |- | || Silver hot water jug || 1902 || 17 cm high || Private collection || Executed by Robert Temple. Exhibited at the 1902 Home Arts and Industries Exhibition. Possibly the same jug pictured on page 71 of Ian Bruce's The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand. |- | || Copper hot water jug || 1902 || 6 in high; 3.5 cm wide || Private collection || Same design as above silver jug. Executed by Robert Temple. , for sale by Hammer and Hand for £175. |- | || Hot water jug || 1902 || 20 cm high || Private collection || Executed by Thomas Clark. |- | || Copper tea pot || 1902 || 12 cm high || Private collection || |- | || Silver cup || 1902 || || || Executed by Robert Temple. |- | || Morse in silver and enamel || 1902 || || || Executed by Thomas Clark. |- | || Copper and pewter work || 1902 || || || Executed by Jeremiah Richardson, Thomas Clark, and Robert Temple. The casket is likely the 1900 design above. |- | || Copper tea caddy || 1902 || 4.5 in high || Private collection || Back left in photograph. Executed by Jeremiah Richardson, Thomas Clark, or Robert Temple. One version executed by Thomas Clark sold 2017–2024. |- | || Copper vase || 1902 || 19.5 cm high || Private collection || Back right in photograph. One version auctioned in 2017 for £70. |- | || Silver cream jug and sugar bowl || 1902–03 || 6 cm high || Private collection || Executed by Robert Temple. |- | || Hexham Abbey high-altar cross || 1902 || || Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumberland || Designed by Maryon; executed by Jeremiah Richardson. Commissioned for Hexham Abbey in Hexham, and displayed at the 1902 Home Arts and Industries Exhibition. Awarded two blue stars at the Exhibition, signifying excellence in execution. |- | || Oxidised silver casket || 1902 || || || Presented to Princess Louise upon her 1902 visit to the Keswick School. Designed by Maryon; executed by Jeremiah Richardson, Robert Temple, and Thomas Clark; enamelled by Maryon's sister Mildred Maryon. |- | || Copper hot water jug || 1903 || 18.5 cm high; 10 cm diameter (base) || Manchester School of Art Arts and Crafts Museum || Possibly executed by Thomas Clark, whose last name is inscribed on the base. Exhibited at the 1903 Home Arts and Industries Exhibition, and purchased by the Manchester School of Art for its Arts and Crafts Museum. Exhibited from 22 October 1994 to 26 March 1995 as part of Inspired by Design: The Arts and Crafts Collection of The Manchester Metropolitan University. |- | || Silver hot water jug || 1903 || || || Designed by Maryon and executed by the Keswick School. Pictured in The Art Workers' Quarterly in January 1903. |- | || Processional cross || 1903 || || || Gilding metal and enamel. Designed by Maryon and executed by the Keswick School. Pictured in The Art Workers' Quarterly in January 1903. |- | || Fire-Irons and Stand || 1904 || || || Designed by Maryon; executed by Matthew Armstrong. Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1904 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition, where it was priced at £10 10s. |- | || The Luck of Cumberland || 1904 || 1.5 × 1 ft (without plinth) || || Silver loving cup, made of 200 ounces of silver. Base decorated with a scale pattern to evoke the sea, and "The Luck of Cumberland" inscribed around the rim over a faintly traced border of rose leaves. Conical-shaped lid beaten from a single piece of silver and surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves in high relief, above which stands a winged figure of victory, standing on a globe supported by dolphins. Commissioned by the Cumberland County Council for presentation to . Presented by Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey in August 1905. Described by The Newcastle Weekly Chronicle as "the most ambitious piece of work yet produced by the school", and Maryon's "last in connection with the school which he is now leaving". |- | || Loving cup || 1904 || || || Gilded metal and enamel. Exhibited at the Thirty-fourth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 12 September 1904 to 7 January 1905, priced at £5 (). |- | || Processional cross || 1904 || || || Executed by members of the Keswick School. Featured in The Studio in December 1905. |- | || Silver challenge shield || 1904 || || || Reads in part "challenge shield for elementary day schools of Outwood, Whitefield, Prestwich & Unsworth." Executed by members of the Keswick School. Featured in The Studio in December 1905. |- | || Challenge shield || 1904 || || || Silver and enamel. Exhibited at the Thirty-fourth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 12 September 1904 to 7 January 1905, priced at £9 9s (). Possibly related to the challenge shield above. |- | || Memorial to 3rd (Militia) Batallian Durham Light Infantry || 1904 || || St Mary’s Church, Barnard Castle || Memorial tablet. Unveiled on 27 July 1904 by Charles Surtees, and dedicated by Handley Moule, the Bishop of Durham. Designed by Maryon, and executed by Richardson, Armstrong, A. Vickers, and Temple. |- | || Victory || 1906 || || || Bronze Statuette. Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1906 spring exhibition, priced at £7 7s. and in July 1907 at the Coniston Institute as pert of an annual exhibition of arts crafts of the Lake District. Both exhibitions also included other works by Maryon. |- | || The Mermaid || 1906 || || || Silver and pearl ring. Displayed at the Leeds City Art Gallery for the 1906 spring exhibition, priced at £5 5s. Also displayed in July 1907 at the Coniston Institute as pert of an annual exhibition of arts crafts of the Lake District. |- | || Silver chalice || 1906 || || || Displayed at the Grafton Galleries for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition from 15 January to 17 March 1906, priced at £5 5s. A "Sicilian Lace Tablecloth" was listed as being displayed by "Mrs. Herbert J. Maryon." Also displayed in July 1907 at the Coniston Institute as pert of an annual exhibition of arts crafts of the Lake District. |- | || Silver chalice and paten || 1906 || || || Includes a repoussé vine design. Exhibited at the Thirty-sixth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 17 September 1906 to 5 January 1907, priced at £7 7s (). Reviewed by The Studio as "An example of good craftsmanship". Possibly related to the silver chalice above, and possibly the chalice and paten displayed at the Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Coniston Institute in Coniston, Cumbria, in 1908. |- | || Silver cup: "St. George" || 1906 || || || Displayed at the Grafton Galleries for the 1906 Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition, priced at £12 12s. A "Sicilian Lace Tablecloth" was listed as being displayed by "Mrs. Herbert J. Maryon." |- | || Pewter tray || 1906 || || || Executed by Matthew Armstrong. Displayed with three other items from the Keswick School at the 1906–07 New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch. |- | || Silver and pearl pendant || 1906 || || || Exhibited at the Thirty-sixth Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery from 17 September 1906 to 5 January 1907, priced at 17s 6p (). |- | || Chalice and paten || || || || Displayed at the Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Coniston Institute in Coniston, Cumbria, in 1908. Possibly related to the silver chalice and paten above. |-