Brooch
ca.1860 (made)
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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
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| Materials and techniques | Micromosaic, glass and gold |
| Brief description | Brooch with view of the Colosseum, micromosaic, glass and gold, Rome, 1860. |
| Physical description | Small rectangular mosaic set in black glass within a plain gold frame. The mosaic depicts the ruined Colosseum with a fountain in the right foreground. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Unkown, 1966. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.135-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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