Cabinet
ca. 1675 (made)
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This cabinet includes an iconic pattern of birds and flowers which was developed in the 1620s, during the golden age of Florentine hardstone production. The provenance of the cabinet can be traced as far back as 1700, to Burley on the Hill, the stately house of Daniel Finch (1647-1730), 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham. Some of the birds are finches, so he may have commissioned those panels as a witty allusion to his family name and crest while on his Grand Tour of Italy in 1665-8.
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.
On long-term loan to Los Angeles County Museum from 2010.
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.
On long-term loan to Los Angeles County Museum from 2010.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Pietre dure, jasper, lapis lazuli, marble, ebony, marquetry of various woods, rosewood, gilt bronze, silk |
| Brief description | Pietre dure and cabinet, Florence, Grand Ducal workhops, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Cabinet with ebony veneer and architectural facade. The central door, the lower central panel and the four drawers on each side are decorated with pietre dure panels of flowers and birds. The doors open to reveal two inner doors faced with rosewood. The pediment consists of a moulded ebony cornice with a tympanum inlaid with lapis lazuli surmounted by five gilt bronze statues. The stand has an upper section with three drawers faced in panels of marquetry, the drawer on the right contains five secret drawers lined in silk. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham, Burley on the Hill, Oakham, Rutland, 1700. Anon. sale, Christie's, London, lot 91, 25/11/1971. |
| Summary | This cabinet includes an iconic pattern of birds and flowers which was developed in the 1620s, during the golden age of Florentine hardstone production. The provenance of the cabinet can be traced as far back as 1700, to Burley on the Hill, the stately house of Daniel Finch (1647-1730), 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham. Some of the birds are finches, so he may have commissioned those panels as a witty allusion to his family name and crest while on his Grand Tour of Italy in 1665-8. 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. On long-term loan to Los Angeles County Museum from 2010. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.73-2008 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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