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Goblet


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

Object type
Goblet
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Case
Materials and techniques
Raised, cast, punched, chased and engraved gold
Brief description
Cup, gold, Edward II and John Barnard, and Original leather box, 1857.
Physical description
Gold columbine cup standing on a hexafoil foot, chased with acanthus foliage and a baluster stem, the waisted bowl of hexafoil section chased with lobes and panels of flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm (Note: Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23)
  • Width: 8cm
  • Circumference: 25cm (Note: Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23)
Measured by Issy Warnham 14/12/23
Marks and inscriptions
  • PRESENTED / TO / John & Elizabeth / Drinkwater / ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY / OF THEIR / WEDDING DAY / 23rd Novr 1857 / BY / Their Affectionate / Children / James Drinkwater / WIllm Leece Drinkwater / Peter Bourne Drinkwater / Eliza Lowe / Eliner Leece Drinkwater (Engraved in cartouche beneath lip)
  • London hallmarks for 1857-1858
  • mark for Edward II and John Barnard
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Purchased from Garrard and Company, Ltd., London, 1983.
Subjects depicted
Coats of Arms
Flowers
Acanthus
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. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. 130, pp. 480-82. ISBN.0875871445
Other number
SG 189 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.39:1-2008

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Record createdJune 27, 2008
Record URL
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