Scabbard
1807-08 (hallmarked)
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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 | Cast and engraved silver and silver-gilt. |
| Brief description | Presentation sword and scabbard. Gold, silver, silver-gilt, ivory, steel. Osborne and Gunby, Birmingham, England, 1808. |
| Physical description | A highly decorated scabbard for a curved presentation sword; bearing a coat of arms for Thornton of Brockhall and Newnham, Northants, quartered with those of Lee and Fremeaux of Kingsthorpe, relations by marriage. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Thomas Reeve Thornton was promoted to Captain in the Northampton Cavalry on August 29, 1798 (?). He was made High Sheriff of Northampton the same year. It is probable that this sword was presented to him in 1808 on his retirement. Previous owners: Captain Thomas Reeve Thornton, June 4, 1808. Peter Finer, October, 1996. New York Armory Antique Show. |
| Production | Osborne and Grunby, sword cutlers to his majesty, Birmingham and Pall Mall |
| 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.46:2-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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