Chain
ca. 1660 (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 | Gold |
| Brief description | Chain of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, gold, ca. 1660. |
| Physical description | Chain, made up of twenty-five openwork gold knots, each terminating in four tassels alternating with twenty-six thistle blossoms forming S-shapes; the Tudor Rose clasp is attached to the chain links by portcullises on either side. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Sir Orlando Bridgeman; Matthew Hale; Sir Edward Turnour; Hon. William Montagu; thence to Successive Barons until it was kept by Sir Richard Richards, Baronet (d. 11 November 1823); thence by descent to Richard Meredyth Richards of Caerynwch, Dolgellau, Merioneth, North Wales; Richard Andrew Meredyth Richards; S. J. Philips, June 1996 |
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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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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.55:1-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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