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Jar and Cover

ca..1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Silver, engraved, cast, porcelain, enamelled
Brief description
Jar and cover. Silver mounted Japanese Imari porcelain, 1720.
Physical description
Japanese Imari porcelain jar and cover enamelled with floral decoration. Both jar and cover are set in French, cast and engraved silver mounts.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.4cm
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.
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
Schroder, Timothy. The Gilbert collection of gold and silver (supplement). Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. Q.
Other numbers
  • SG 241 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • SG 91
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.866:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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