Picture
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 | Micromosaic, on Beglian marble support |
| Brief description | Flower picture. One of a pair. Micromosaic. Rome, 1860 |
| Physical description | Micromosaic picture of a vase of flowers including daffodils, lilies, morning glory, peonies, roses, stock, and tulips. The vase rests on a thin rectinlinear slab, which appears to be floating on a black marble ground; one of a pair, unframed |
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| Gallery label | Picture of Flowers
1860
Floral still lifes against a black background were a common subject for micromosaics in the late 19th century, and offered an opportunity to show the brilliant colours of the glass tesserae. Here peonies, roses and lilies are depicted with other flowers in what appears to be a typically Victorian composition. While the flowers have been rendered in micromosaic, the black background is made of marble.
Rome, Italy
Micromosaic and marble
Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.1067-2008(17/03/2021) |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's, London, March 1, 1996, lot 166. |
| 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. 91, p. 159-60. ISBN 0856675113. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.1067-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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