Mosaic
14th century (made)
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PART OF A DADO. Mosaic of marble, porphyry, and other stones, red pottery, and mother-of-pearl; in three panels, in marble, with geometric border of mother-of-pearl filled in with red pottery and yellow marble; the sides of streaked red marble within borders; the whole enclosed within a border of green stone. From Cairo. Saracenic. Probably 14th centy. Sight measure, H. 4 ft. 7 in., W. 3ft. 5 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 185l.
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mosaic of marble, porphyry and other stones, red clay and mother of pearl. |
| Brief description | Three panels of mosaic. Cairo. 14 century. |
| Physical description | PART OF A DADO. Mosaic of marble, porphyry, and other stones, red pottery, and mother-of-pearl; in three panels, in marble, with geometric border of mother-of-pearl filled in with red pottery and yellow marble; the sides of streaked red marble within borders; the whole enclosed within a border of green stone. From Cairo. Saracenic. Probably 14th centy. Sight measure, H. 4 ft. 7 in., W. 3ft. 5 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 185l. Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82 |
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| Object history | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A). |
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| Accession number | 883-1884 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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