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Chalice

ca. 1350 (made)
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

Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraved silver, copper-gilt and enamel
Brief description
Chalice, silver, copper-gilt and enamel, Sienna, probably ca.1350.
Physical description
Chalice with six-sided knop set with enamelled medallions of figures and an unidentified coat of arms. The cup is of silver and copper and is circular with straight tapered sides with a calyx.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Diameter: 13cm
Measuered 04/03/24 IW
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, 1993.
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
  • Calici italiani. Museo Nazionale del Bargello. Florence, 1983 [general discussion of Italian chalices, with comparable objects]
  • Ronig, Franz J. Schatzhaus Trier. Trier: Spee Verlag, 1984. Pp. 169-170, cat. no. 118 [ills. discussion of comparable 14th-century Tuscan chalice]
Other numbers
  • SG 293 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1996.716 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • SG 189 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.90-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
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