Spoon
2007 (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
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| Brief description | Spoon, engraved "A. Bernstein". |
| Physical description | Silver-plated? plain spoon with deep bowl. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Used by Arthur Gilbert during his schooldays at the Jewish division of St Paul's School for Boys, London. Presented by Lady Gilbert in 2007. |
| 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.1082-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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