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The Green Dining-room at South Kensington Museum, c1870. Creator: UnknownThe Green Dining-room at South Kensington Museum, c1870. Interior of what is now the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Decoration designed by William Morris (1834-1896)
Models of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum, 1865. Creator: SmythModels of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum, 1865. 'The Caledonia, which has, since 1856, been named the Dreadnought...has taken the place of the old Dreadnought as
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Bronze group of Samson slaying a Philistine; inscribed on the base "Adrianus Fries Hagiensis Batvvs f
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt tankard of hexagonal form, narrow in the centre, widening towards the base, ornamented with masks and scrolls, on granulated ground in panels
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Chalice, cups, ewer, pyx, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. A silver-gilt chalice, the work of Master Bartholomew, of Atri...supposed to have...[belonged] to Pope Boniface VIII...around the stem is...[an]
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt standing-cup; silver cup; silver-gilt beaker; crystal tankard, "The Poison-Cup"; casket; silver-gilt salt
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver parcel-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver parcel-gilt nef or ship of unusually large dimensions, the body of the ship and above the stand embossed with elaborate ornaments
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Oliver Cromwell's watch, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Oliver Cromwell's watch. This watch was made about 1625. The maker, John Midnall, in Fleet-street
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt nef; the hull, with two tiers of guns; the deck, which takes off as a cover
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver and silver-gilt spoons, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862....a group of silver and silver-gilt spoons, all of the seventeenth century, belonging to Messrs. E. Waterton and W. Stirling
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Flask, spoon, coffret, reliquary... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Small silver flask...ornamented in repousse, with strapwork and flowers...a crest of a griffin's head in the centre
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Cup, in form of a partridge; the body formed of overlapping pieces of mother-of-pearl in imitation of feathers...Circa 1600. Baron L. de Rothschild
The Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, [London], 1862. Display in what became the Victoria and Albert Museum, of pieces...of the mediaeval renaissance
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt ewer, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt rose-water ewer. The ewer is oviform, with very high handle, in form of a hydra or monster with three heads, winged body, and forelegs
"Cupid", by Michael Angelo, in the South Kensington Museum, 1862. Creator: Unknown"Cupid", by Michael Angelo, in the South Kensington Museum, 1862. The god is represented as a youth of sixteen or seventeen years old
Casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert SlocombeCasket, c1400, (1881). Etching of a wooden box with carved lid made in Germany at the beginning of the 15th century. On the front is a man-headed eagle with the German inscription Mit willen dien ich
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: The Dunvegan Cup, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. The "Dunvegan Cup, " a cup or "mether" of yew, square above and rounded from the centre downwards
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Alto-relievo, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Alto-relievo, 1862. Alto-relievo; three cupids supporting the Papal tiara, cross-keys, and other insignia
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Ivory tankard, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Tankard, mounted in silver-gilt, the drum richly carved with a mythological subject, the Marriage of Jupiter and Juno, &c.: on the cover
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: keys, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington: keys, 1862. Two steel keys, elaborately ornamented, of the sixteenth century. Rev. J. Beck'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Queen Elizabeth's prayer-book, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Queen Elizabeth's Prayer-book, bound in gold and enamelled, the workmanship of George Heriot
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Gold rosary worn by Mary Queen of Scots... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. The gold rosary and crucifix of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. The heads are large and entirely of gold, and were originally enriched with enamel
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Missal of Claude, Queen of Francis I. 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. A magnificent missal, painted on vellum, with illuminated capitals, and whole leaves painted with illustrations from Scripture history
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Pen-case of Henry VI. 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. The pencase of King Henry VI. This pencase, of leather, or cuir bouilli, ornamented with gilt roses and crowns, was left by King Henry VI
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Hemispherical cat's-eye, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Large hemispherical cat's-eye (supposed to. be the largest known). It is mounted in massive pure gold
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Pyx, ewer, cup, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Ciborium, or pyx, in gilt metal, ornamented with plaques of niello-work and enamelled glass pastes
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Sevigné-gold open filigree-work set with pearls, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Sevigne [brooch] of gold open filigree scrolls, set with pearls. Spanish work, seventeenth century. Rev. J. Beck'
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Largest known pearl, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. A very large pearl, straight-sided, widening towards the lower part, which has a dark opalised tint. This pearl (the largest known) weighs 3oz. is 2in
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Stag's horn ewer, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Ewer, in stag's horn, mounted and inlaid with ivory, most elaborately and minutely carved in many compartments with hunting-subjects; apparently
Sir Thomas More's seals, 1862. Creator: UnknownSir Thomas More's seals, 1862. We are enabled to present to our readers Engravings of the seals of Sir Thomas More. The larger one is of silver, bearing his arms and crest, and an inscription
The Prince of Wales Presiding at a Meeting, held at South Kensington Museum, o... January 19, 1867. Creator: AnonThe Prince of Wales Presiding at a Meeting, held at South Kensington Museum, of the Commissioners for the Paris Exhibition, from " Illustrated London News", January 19, 1867
Herr Joachim, 1868. Creator: Julia Margaret CameronHerr Joachim, 1868. Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer. He sat for Cameron at the South Kensington Museum during one of his frequent appearances in London
Aubrey de Vere, 1866-68. Creator: Julia Margaret CameronAubrey de Vere, 1866-68. The Irish poet, critic and dramtist, posing at the South Kensington Museum
Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Creator: John WatkinsGold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Etching of an embossed and enamelled book cover, made in Europe, probably in the 19th century
Writing tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Creator: W HarbuttWriting tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Etching of ivory tablets with gilded silver cover, made by J C Schmidt in Augsburg, Germany, in the late 17th century
Silver-handled knife, c1470?, (1881). Creator: Js DominySilver-handled knife, c1470?, (1881). Etching of a knife ascribed to Pollaiuolo, decorated with scenes including the Judgment of Paris and the Judgment of Solomon
Pyxis, c964 AD, (1881). Creator: M SullivanPyxis, c964 AD, (1881). Etching of a small cylindrical ivory box made in the mid 10th century, at Medina Azahara, Cordoba, Spain
Branched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Creator: Js GoepelBranched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Etching of a silver parcel-gilt cross, the crucifix made c1350, and the figures and base made 1464-1474 by Hans Rutenzwig or his workshop, in Basel
Design for a jug, (1881). Creator: UnknownDesign for a jug, (1881). A jug or ewer decorated with a triumphant procession of Venus across the sea, attended by tritons, nymphs, and cupids
Pyx, 1500-1700, (1881). Creator:s ThomasPyx, 1500-1700, (1881). Etching of a carved boxwood pyx, possibly made in Venice or the Balkans, between the 16th and 17th centuries
The Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Creator: John WatkinsThe Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Interior view of the Ceramics Gallery, a tiled and painted room housing the Museums collection of pottery and porcelain
Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: R I StevensonSilver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a short-handled spoon made in Denmark, engraved on the bowl with the figures of St Anne, the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ
Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Creator: Bernard CollierBust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Etching of a bronze portrait bust of Giambattista Pamphili, Innocent X (1574-1655), made posthumously by Domenico Guidi in Rome
Wooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W WiseWooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a carved and glazed diptych of boxwood and oak, made in Germany before 1860
Head of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert SlocombeHead of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Etching of a tau or T-shaped cross head, made in France in the mid 12th century, of walrus ivory inlaid with coloured pastes
Silver tea caddy, 1716, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGillSilver tea caddy, 1716, (1881). Etching of a tea caddy made in the early 18th century in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, by Johannes Van Der Lely. The chased decoration features a monogram and coat of arms
Cutlery case, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGillCutlery case, (1881). Etching of an undated container for for cutlery, made of silver and painted wood, described as Continental
Section of the Tijou Screen, late 17th century, (1881). Creator: J BrookeSection of the Tijou Screen, late 17th century, (1881). Etching of one of the twelve sections of a wrought iron screen, designed c1690 by the Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou for the gardens at Hampton