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Bowl

ca. 1560 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This covered bowl exemplifies the fashion for mounted wares in the 16th century. The smoothed and turned wood is mounted with silver engraved with a foliate motif typical of Renaissance decorative style.

This piece is an example of 16th century domestic silver. Such silver was both functional and ornamental. Objects for dining and drinking took elegant forms and were decorated in the latest styles. Beautifully crafted items intended only for display often adopted functional forms such as cups and dishes. Domestic silver was not confined to the most wealthy. Many people owned silver spoons or mounted vessels, items which often became treasured possessions.

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.

  • Cover
  • Bowl
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt, chased, stamped, turned wood
Brief description
Silver-gilt and turned wood covered bowl, Germany, ca.1560
Physical description
Silver-gilt and turned wood bowl, the bowl is deep and of circular form, the lip decorated with a band of chased foliage, the spreading foot and lid with plain stamped mounts.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.5cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
  • Weight: 160g
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Landshut, Germany
  • Maker's mark in monogram
Gallery label
(Gallery 70, case 1) 10–14. Mounted wares Inexpensive objects of turned wood and stoneware, and more costly glass vessels were transformed by the addition of silver, pewter or gold mounts. These metal bands, often decorated in the latest fashion, protected and enhanced the objects. 11. Covered bowl, about 1560 Landshut, Germany Turned wood, with gilded silver mounts Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.574:1, 2-2008 (16/11/2016)
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.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This covered bowl exemplifies the fashion for mounted wares in the 16th century. The smoothed and turned wood is mounted with silver engraved with a foliate motif typical of Renaissance decorative style.

This piece is an example of 16th century domestic silver. Such silver was both functional and ornamental. Objects for dining and drinking took elegant forms and were decorated in the latest styles. Beautifully crafted items intended only for display often adopted functional forms such as cups and dishes. Domestic silver was not confined to the most wealthy. Many people owned silver spoons or mounted vessels, items which often became treasured possessions.

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. J.
Other numbers
  • SG 254 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • SG 173AB - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.574:1, 2-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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