Brooch
ca. 1825 (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 | Micromosaic, malachite and gold |
| Brief description | Brooch with peasants, Rome. Micromosaic, malachite and gold, 1825-50. |
| Physical description | The circular brooch is set with a central round micromosaic depicting a traveller in rustic attire holding a walking stick and seated upon a bench. The round earrings also have a circular mosaics depicting bust length figures, one male and one female, in regional clothing and headgear. Each micromosaic is set into a circular malachite plaque and bordered with gold beading. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Betty Roberts, Los Angeles, 1974. |
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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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| 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. 174, p. 238. ISBN 0856675113. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.145-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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