Plaque
1850-1875 (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.
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Materials and techniques | Micromosaic, marble and gilt metal |
Brief description | Plaque with micromosaic of flowers, Rome, 1850-75. |
Physical description | Cartouche-shaped black marble plaque with a central round micromosaic depiction of a colourful bouquet of flowers and leaves on a black background and with a narrow border in four gradations of yellow, the edge of the plaque incised and wrapped with a braided gilt-metal rope, tied at the top for hanging. |
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Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Object history | Provenance: Antique Lover's Coterie, London, 1971. |
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. |
Bibliographic reference | Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee with contributions by Anna Maria Massinelli and essays by Judy Rudoe and Massimo Alfieri. Micromosaics: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 310 p., ill. Cat. no. 160, p. 227. ISBN 0856675113. |
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Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.923-2008 |
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Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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