Verriere
ca. 1720 (made)
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The enormous popularity of oriental porcelain in France during the first half of the eighteenth century has been attributed to the visits of the Siamese ambassadors to Versailles in 1684 and 1686. The second of these delegations was received by the king himself, and the event promoted interest in all things oriental, bringing them into the height of fashion.
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.
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 | Imari porcelain, silver mounts, cast, engraved |
| Brief description | Verriere, silver-gilt, Japanese Imari porcelain. French mounts, 1720. |
| Physical description | A Japanese Imari porcelain verrière with French silver mounts. The bowl is deep, circular and straight-sided with red, blue and green floral motifs, the sides with two hinge scroll handles. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance Acquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1987. |
| Production | The porcelain was made in Japan, the mounts were added in France |
| Summary | The enormous popularity of oriental porcelain in France during the first half of the eighteenth century has been attributed to the visits of the Siamese ambassadors to Versailles in 1684 and 1686. The second of these delegations was received by the king himself, and the event promoted interest in all things oriental, bringing them into the height of fashion. 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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| Bibliographic reference | Schroder, Timothy. The Gilbert collection of gold and silver (supplement) Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. R. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.865-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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