Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaque

1800-1899 (made)

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
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Picture
  • Frame
Materials and techniques
Coloured marbles and gold painted wooden frame
Brief description
Plaque - coat of arms. Coloured marbles, 19th century.
Physical description
Rectangular piece of black marble inlaid with a cartouche-shaped coat of arms of coloured marbles with a white scroll below displaying the motto TE IPSUM NE EXTRA QUÆRAS.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
The arms are those of Pocklington of Nottinghamshire and Cumberland, quartering Rowe and with others in pretence, with the motto TE IPSUM NE EXTRA QUÆRAS.
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Collection. A. Cook, London, 1969.
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 reference
Massinelli, Anna Maria with contributions by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel. Hardstones: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 329 p., ill. Cat. no. 92, p. 208. ISBN 0856675105.
Other number
MM 26 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.904:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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