Table
1875 (made)
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This table top is very similar to one made by Michelangelo Barberi for the Duke of Norfolk's home Arundel Castle in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1856. The composition of both tables includes both domestic and exotic species of flowers.
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.
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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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Marble inlaid with micromosaic, base of cast and gilt bronze |
| Brief description | Circular table top and base, marble, gilt bronze, wood, Rome and Paris, 1875 |
| Physical description | Circular table top of black marble inlaid with a large wreath of flowers and foliage. Species include carnation, dahlia, hibiscus, rose, tulip, and lily-of-the-valley. The tabletop is on a gilt bronze base with four straight legs surmounted by figures, on a square base with incurved sides. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Charles Winston, New York, 1974. Nestle, New York, 1969. |
| Summary | This table top is very similar to one made by Michelangelo Barberi for the Duke of Norfolk's home Arundel Castle in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1856. The composition of both tables includes both domestic and exotic species of flowers. 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.189:1-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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