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Holy Water Bucket

ca. 1560 (made)
Place of origin
Burgos (made)


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

Object type
Holy water bucket
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt, engraved...
Gold
Silver
Gilding
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Silver-gilt holy water bucket of shallow vase-shaped form with fauns, animals and relief medallions of heads,a swing, a handle of stylised monsters, a suspension ring and engraved beneath with an imperial crown and the letter F. Probably ca.1560.
Physical description
Silver-gilt holy water bucket of shallow vase-shaped form with fauns, animals and relief medallions of heads,a swing, a handle of stylised monsters, a suspension ring and engraved beneath with an imperial crown and the letter F.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 687.2g
  • Circumference: 38cm (Note: Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23)
  • Height: 10cm (Note: Measured with handle lying flat. With handle upright: 17cm. Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23)
  • Diameter: 15cm (Note: Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23)
Weighed by Sophie Morris 6/6/23 for Gilbert blog post.
Marks and inscriptions
  • mark of Assay master Juan Abaunza (Fernandez, no 192) (on foot)
  • (on base)
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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.
Other numbers
  • SG 299 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1999.1 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • SG 322 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1999.25 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.88-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O156773/holy-water-bucket/
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