Snuffbox
ca. 1820 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Boxes covered in turquoises appear to have been popular in early 19th-century Russia. Boxes in the shape of trunks began to be made in the late 18th century, but this elongated form of this box suggests a later date.
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.
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
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Chased gold, silver settings, diamonds and cabachon turquoises |
| Brief description | Gold snuffbox formed as a trunk set with cabachon turquoises in silver settings, chased gold reserves and diamond-set thumbpiece. |
| Physical description | Gold snuffbox formed as a trunk set with cabachon turquoises in silver settings with chased gold reserves and diamond-set thumbpiece. |
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| Gallery label | 8. Snuffbox set with turquoise, about 1820
Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.443-2008(16/11/2016) |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance Acquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1994 |
| Production | Maker's mark DK. |
| Summary | Boxes covered in turquoises appear to have been popular in early 19th-century Russia. Boxes in the shape of trunks began to be made in the late 18th century, but this elongated form of this box suggests a later date. 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 reference | Truman, Charles.The Gilbert collection of gold boxes, volume II, London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1999, cat. no.55, pp. 89. ISBN.0856675210 |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.443-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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