Box
19th century (made)
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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
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved gold and foiled green glass |
| Brief description | Gold, coloured glass and silver box on four legs with hunting scenes, Pratabgarh, India , 19th century. |
| Physical description | Gold, coloured glass and silver, Partabgarh, India, 19th century. Green, of rectangular form, the flat cover and sides with foiled green enamel panels engraved with European on a tiger hunt, elephants, pavilions and hunting scenes, on four legs. |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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| 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.513-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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