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Bonbonniere

ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold and tortoiseshell box set with a micromosaic
Brief description
Bonbonniére with Temple of Saturn at the Roman Forum, gold and tortoiseshell, 1825.
Physical description
Circular tortoiseshell box with a small round micromosaic on the cover depicting the ruins of the Temple of Saturn at the Roman Forum.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
  • Height: 2.5cm
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Ditta Callai, Florence, 1971.
Summary
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Bibliographic references
  • Avery, Charles, assisted by Arthur Emperatori. Mosaics from the Gilbert Collection: summary catalogue. Exhibition catalogue Victoria & Albert Museum. London: H.M.S.O. 1975, cat. no. 74.
  • Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee with contributions by Anna Maria Massinelli and essays by Judy Rudoe and Massimo Alfieri. Micromosaics: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 310 p., ill. Cat. no. 136, p. 205. ISBN 0856675113.
Other numbers
  • MM 84 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1996.234 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • MM 19 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.925:1, 2-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
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