Not on display

Vase

Place of origin
Italy (Made)

Pair of vases and flowers, modelled in silver filigree.

Object details

Object type
Vase
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Silver
Filigree
Brief description
Silver, filigree, possibly Portugal or Italy, 1850-1870.
Physical description
Pair of vases and flowers, modelled in silver filigree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.5cm
  • Width: 45.7cm
Bibliographic references
  • Di Natale, Maria Concetta, 'Frasche e fiori d'argento per gli altari'. In: Arredare il Sacro. Artisti, opere e committenti in Sicilia dal Medioevo al Contemporaneo, ed. by Maria Concetta Di Natale and Maurizio Vitella. Milan: Skira, 2015. ISBN 9788857230023
  • Kennedy, K. 'A pair of silver filigree vases and flowers in the Victoria and Albert Museum: altar ornaments or a monument to artisanal skill?' In: Il Bello, l'Idea e la Forma. Studi in onore di Maria Concetta Di Natale, ed. Pierfrancesco Palazzotto, et al., 2 vols (Palermo: University Press, 2022), I, pp. 261-66.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
298A-1870

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Record createdApril 19, 2004
Record URL
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