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Not currently on display at the V&A

Miniature

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

  • Miniature
  • Frame
Materials and techniques
Enamel on porcelain, gilt-bronze
Brief description
Oval miniature portrait of Charles I, enamel on porcelain, poss. Francois Alexandre David, 1850
Physical description
Oval miniature portrait of Charles I after Anthonis van Dyck, enamel on porcelain, in gilt-bronze frame with ropetwist and reeded borders set with foliage and surmounted by a crown
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
  • Depth: 2.1cm
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance
Acquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1995.
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.
Other numbers
  • MIN 59 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1996.791.1 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • MIN 26 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.313:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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