Plaque
ca.1860 (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 | Marble and micromosaic |
| Brief description | Micromosaic plaque with birds with roses, Rome, 1860. |
| Physical description | A rectangular black marble plaque with canted corners and two vertical grooves across each end, the centre set with a micromosaic of birds and flowers. This object might have served as a paperweight or been hung as a plaque. The romantic subject matter features roses and a pair of European bee-eaters (merops apiaster), probably chosen for their bright markings. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Antique Lover's Coterie, London, 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 reference | 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. 161, p.228. ISBN 0856675113. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.964-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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