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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

Slide

1688 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silver slide, set with a coloured engraving of John Lake (1624-89), Bishop of Chichester. The reverse enamelled in turquoise and black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver with a hand-coloured engraving under glass
Brief description
Slide set with a portrait of John Lake, Bishop of Chichester, England, 1688
Physical description
Silver slide, set with a coloured engraving of John Lake (1624-89), Bishop of Chichester. The reverse enamelled in turquoise and black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.9cm
  • Width: 2.1cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line
Given by Dame Joan Evans
Historical context
Lake (1624-90) was a Jacobite who in 1688 refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.114-1962

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Record createdJuly 18, 2006
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