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Panel

Plaque
ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This panel is made by Mallet in Paris in ca. 1855. The panel, which was intended to form part of a cover for an album, was bought from the Parisian firm of Mallet, who apparently specialised in decorative work in ivory in the mid-nineteenth century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePanel (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Marquetry of ivory in relief on ground of tortoise-shell, with metal, turquoises, malachite and lapis lazuli with a paper backing
Brief description
Panel or plaque, marquetry of ivory in relief, by Mallet, Paris, ca. 1855
Physical description
A cross in ivory is framed with strapwork decoration in pierced ivory, set against a tortoiseshell backing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 8cm
Object history
Plaque for a book cover, bought at the Paris Exhibition 1855 (Exposition Universelle) for £4.
Summary
This panel is made by Mallet in Paris in ca. 1855. The panel, which was intended to form part of a cover for an album, was bought from the Parisian firm of Mallet, who apparently specialised in decorative work in ivory in the mid-nineteenth century.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 43
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 271, p. 279
Collection
Accession number
2646-1856

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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