Catherine Cobb

Catherine "Casty" Cobb (née Cockerell; 28 March 1903 – 17 September 1995) was a British jeweller and silversmith, she was from an established Art and Crafts family.

She continued to teach jewelry at her house in Trumpington up until just a few months before her death aged 92, sharing the benefits of her excellent collection of tools and her enthusiasm for the subject.

[4][2] Cobb began taking on orders for individuals and worked at Cameo Corner, a jewellery shop near the British Museum.

[4] Her work falls into three categories: First, jewellery, often using found objects like garnets from a Scottish stream and materials of low value (for example safety pins).

[9] She worked in his woodcarving workshop in the Cotswolds, and behind the scenes of his critically acclaimed puppet shows which were performed in front of the Duke of Westminster and Winston Churchill.