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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Writing Tablets

ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set of ivory writing tablets in enamelled gold covers set with emeralds and rubies, depicting two biblical scenes on the outside; Joseph thrust into a well by his brethren, and the journey into Egypt; on the inside two landscape scenes


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Ivory tablets in enamelled gold covers set with emeralds and rubies
Brief description
Set of ivory writing tablets in enamelled gold covers set with emeralds and rubies, depicting two biblical scenes on the outside; on the inside two landscape scenes, Netherlands, about 1650
Physical description
Set of ivory writing tablets in enamelled gold covers set with emeralds and rubies, depicting two biblical scenes on the outside; Joseph thrust into a well by his brethren, and the journey into Egypt; on the inside two landscape scenes
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.2cm
  • Width: 5.9cm
  • Depth: 2.7cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Carew from the Farquhar Matheson Collection
Object history
ex Farquhar Matheson Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.283-1921

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Record createdJune 9, 2005
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