Bonbonniere
ca. 1860 (made)
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St. Peter's Square in Rome is one of the most frequently used views in micromosaics. Micromosaics were often bought as souveniers by visiting travellers, which made scenes from the city they had visited popular, particularly as Rome had been so important in the development and refinement of the technique of micromosaic.
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.
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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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brass, micromosaic and ebonised wood |
| Brief description | Bonbonniere with St Peter's Square, Rome, 1860. |
| Physical description | Round brass box with bombe sides, the cover with a micromosaic depicting St. Peter's Square, Rome from an aerial view within a frame of ebonised wood. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Bernard Sado, London, 1971. |
| Summary | St. Peter's Square in Rome is one of the most frequently used views in micromosaics. Micromosaics were often bought as souveniers by visiting travellers, which made scenes from the city they had visited popular, particularly as Rome had been so important in the development and refinement of the technique of micromosaic. 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.924:1-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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