Not currently on display at the V&A

Picture

ca.1920 (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

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Picture
  • Frame
Materials and techniques
Scagliola and giltwood frame
Brief description
Rectangular scagliola picture of a stylised deer running in a landscape, USA, Herman Sachs, ca.1920.
Physical description
Rectangular scagliola picture of a stylised deer running in a landscape, signed at the lower right with an S.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.2cm
  • Width: 37.8cm
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Antique Mart, Los Angeles, 1966.
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 references
  • Dayton Journal, 9 October 1921, p. 3.
  • Massinelli, Anna Maria with contributions by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel. Hardstones: The Gilbert Collection. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd. in association with The Gilbert Collection, 2000. 329 p., ill. Cat. no. 93, p. 209. ISBN 0856675105.
Other number
MM 44 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.909:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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