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Not currently on display at the V&A

Box Frame

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This box frame was acquired as a gift at the same time as J. C. Robinson's collection of Orders and Decorations, which it was probably made specifically to house. John Charles Robinson (1824-1913), curator, scholar and collector, worked at the V&A in its earliest days and was a very important figure in the formation of the collections.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood, stained, with gilt metal, bronze, velvet and plate glass
Brief description
Box, mahogany wood, glass and bronze box frame, British, late 19th or early 20th century
Physical description
Brown stained wood box with plate glass hinged lid. Lid has ornate gilt metal frame. Black velvet lining.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35cm
  • Width: 27cm
  • Depth: 7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by the family of the late Sir J. C. Robinson
Object history
This display box frame was given to the Museum containing J.C. Robinson's collection of Orders and Decorations.
Given, together with A.1 to A.13, by Gerald Robinson in 2006.
Association
Summary
This box frame was acquired as a gift at the same time as J. C. Robinson's collection of Orders and Decorations, which it was probably made specifically to house. John Charles Robinson (1824-1913), curator, scholar and collector, worked at the V&A in its earliest days and was a very important figure in the formation of the collections.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
A.14-2006

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Record createdOctober 18, 2006
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