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South Kensington Museum Collection (#3)

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Walnut cabinet, mid 16th century?, (1881). Creator: J Randall

Walnut cabinet, mid 16th century?, (1881). Creator: J Randall
Walnut cabinet, mid 16th century?, (1881). Etching of a piece of carved furniture, possibly made in France and dating from c1550. It is supported on feet in the form of animal claws

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Standing pyx, c1490-1520, (1881). Creator: Thomas Riley

Standing pyx, c1490-1520, (1881). Creator: Thomas Riley
Standing pyx, c1490-1520, (1881). Etching of a pyx made in Cordoba, Spain, late 15th-early 16th century. A pyx is a container for storing communion bread - the host - used during catholic mass

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze inkstand, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Bronze inkstand, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Bronze inkstand, mid 16th century, (1881). Etching of an inkstand supported by three figures of satyrs, decorated with masks and foliated ornament. It was made in Italy, probably Padua

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Detail of the Syon Cope, 1310-1320. (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson

Detail of the Syon Cope, 1310-1320. (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson
Detail of the Syon Cope, 1310-1320. (1881). Etching of embroidered figures on an ecclesiastical cape made in England in the early 14th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Design for a ceiling, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Design for a ceiling, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling, c1860s, (1881). Decorative design for one of the two staircases leading to the lecture theatre at the South Kensington Museum in London

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Walnut mirror frame, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Walnut mirror frame, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Walnut mirror frame, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a carved walnut wood frame of tabernacle form, made in Italy c1800-c1850

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver casket, 1840s, (1881). Creator: W Jones

Silver casket, 1840s, (1881). Creator: W Jones
Silver casket, 1840s, (1881). Etching of a silver and enamel filigree casket probably made in Vienna between 1840 and 1850

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Brass plaque, 1881. Creator: Z Pritchard

Brass plaque, 1881. Creator: Z Pritchard
Brass plaque, 1881. Etching of an undated metalwork plaque with floral decoration, acquired by the South Kensington Museum in 1855

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Cup and lid, c1600, (1881). Creator: Js Dominy

Cup and lid, c1600, (1881). Creator: Js Dominy
Cup and lid, c1600, (1881). Etching of a silver-gilt cup made in Strasburg, Germany, at the beginning of the 17th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bookrest, 1540-1580, (1881). Creator: William Catley

Bookrest, 1540-1580, (1881). Creator: William Catley
Bookrest, 1540-1580, (1881). Etching of a hinged wooden reading stand, made in Italy in the mid-late 16th century. The carved decoration features a unicorn and birds among stylised foliage

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Symmachi Panel, late 4th or early 5th century, (1881). Creator: W Wise

The Symmachi Panel, late 4th or early 5th century, (1881). Creator: W Wise
The Symmachi Panel, late 4th or early 5th century, (1881). Etching of a diptych leaf in carved ivory made in Rome, Italy. It shows a priestess beneath an oak tree

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Window grille, 1700-1750, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Window grille, 1700-1750, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Window grille, 1700-1750, (1881). Etching of a wrought iron grille made in Germany, early-mid 18th century. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Walnut wood armchair, c1685-1710, (1881). Creator: William Catley

Walnut wood armchair, c1685-1710, (1881). Creator: William Catley
Walnut wood armchair, c1685-1710, (1881). Etching of a chair in carved walnut with with scrolled fronts legs and arms, made in Venice, late 17th-early 18th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Oak box, 14th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Oak box, 14th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Oak box, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a small carved oak container with panels of gothic tracery, made c1300-1400 in France

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Monstrance, c1450, (1881). Etching of a religious object, made in Italy in the mid 15th century. A monstrance or ostensorium is a liturgical vessel used in the Roman Catholic Church to display sacred

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Staffordshire Processes, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Staffordshire Processes, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Staffordshire Processes, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Design For Window on the North Side of the Gallery...Containing Pottery in the South Kensington Museum, by William Bell Scott

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Horn, 11th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury

Horn, 11th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Horn, 11th century, (1881). Etching of an oliphant, (ivory horn), with metal mounts, made 1000-1100 AD, possibly in Italy

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Annunciation, diptych, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser

The Annunciation, diptych, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser
The Annunciation, diptych, mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a small folding tabernacle in gilt bronze, silver, niello, bone and horn

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Walnut cassone, 1570, (1881). Creator: Frederick Marriott

Walnut cassone, 1570, (1881). Creator: Frederick Marriott
Walnut cassone, 1570, (1881). Etching of a carved wooden cassone or chest, one of a pair made in Rome in the late 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Carved ivory mirror back, c1310-1320, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Carved ivory mirror back, c1310-1320, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Carved ivory mirror back, c1310-1320, (1881). Etching of a mirror case made in Paris in the early 14th century. The Gothic design incorporates four crawling monsters or lions carved around the outer

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Central Recess in the Principal Quadrangle, c1860s?, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Central Recess in the Principal Quadrangle, c1860s?, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Central Recess in the Principal Quadrangle, c1860s?, (1881). View of part of the facade of the Lecture Theatre on the north side of the quadrangle of the South Kensington Museum

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier

Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Etching of a marble tomb made c1476, probably for the church of Santa Giustina at Padua in Italy, by Gregorio di Allegretto

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a pair of bellows, made mid-late 16th century in Italy, possibly in Rome or Florence

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Candle snuffers, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: W Wise

Candle snuffers, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: W Wise
Candle snuffers, 16th century?, (1881). Etching of a pair of snuffers, possibly made in Italy. The shafts of the handles are in the form of human figures

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Creator: W F Randall

Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Creator: W F Randall
Reliquary, 1497, (1881). Etching of a reliquary (a container for the relics of saints), made in Italy in the late 15th century, possibly by Cristoforus de Luca

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Casket, c1180-1200, (1881). Creator: William Catley

Casket, c1180-1200, (1881). Creator: William Catley
Casket, c1180-1200, (1881). Etching of a (pearwood?) box, made in the late 12th century, probably in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Creator: A Reid

Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Creator: A Reid
Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Decorative double arch and screen surmounted by a mosaic portrait of Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861)

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Crucifix, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Crucifix, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Crucifix, (1881). Etching of a cross described as silver gilt church plate, continental. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Spoon and fork, 15th century, (1881). Creator: T Charbonnier

Spoon and fork, 15th century, (1881). Creator: T Charbonnier
Spoon and fork, 15th century, (1881). Etching of a rock-crystal and silver gilt spoon and fork, possibly made in Flanders

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a medieval reliquary (a container for the relics of saints). The polygonal crystal container is mounted in silver

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The St Nicholas Crozier, mid 12th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury

The St Nicholas Crozier, mid 12th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
The St Nicholas Crozier, mid 12th century, (1881). Etching of the carved ivory head of a pastoral staff, an important Romanesque piece made c1150-1170 in England, or possibly in France

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Creators: M Sullivan, Danese Cattaneo

Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Creators: M Sullivan, Danese Cattaneo
Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Etching of a door-knocker in the form of embracing mermaids and cherubs, made in Italy, (possibly Venice) by Danese Cattaneo

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Boy playing the bagpipes, c1490-1520, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Boy playing the bagpipes, c1490-1520, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Boy playing the bagpipes, c1490-1520, (1881). Etching of a terracotta statuette made in Florence by Andrea della Robbia of the della Robbia family of ceramic artists

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Alphabet design for tiles, 1864, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Alphabet design for tiles, 1864, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Alphabet design for tiles, 1864, (1881). Alphabet with figures, designed by Godfrey Sykes for tiles in the South Kensington Museums Centre Refreshment Room and Ceramic Gallery

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Apelles: design for a mosaic, c1864, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier

Apelles: design for a mosaic, c1864, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Apelles: design for a mosaic, c1864, (1881). Design for a glass mosaic in the Kensington Valhalla at the South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum)

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver tazza, early 17th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Silver tazza, early 17th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver tazza, early 17th century, (1881). Etching of a cup made c1600 in Germany or the Netherlands. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Design for the decoration of a niche, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Design for the decoration of a niche, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for the decoration of a niche, late 16th century, (1881). Woodcut after a drawing made in Florence, on which is inscribed in a later hand on the mount Original design for a niche by Perino del

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Trochus shell cup and lid, 1618-1625, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Trochus shell cup and lid, 1618-1625, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Trochus shell cup and lid, 1618-1625, (1881). Etching of a cup made from a shell by Abraham Lotter II in Augsurg, Germany, early 17th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Pewter ewer, 1580-1600, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty

Pewter ewer, 1580-1600, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty
Pewter ewer, 1580-1600, (1881). Etching of a decorative jug designed by Francois Briot and made in France in the late 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Ivory mirror case depicting the Storming of the Castle of Love, early-mid 14th century, (1881)

Ivory mirror case depicting the Storming of the Castle of Love, early-mid 14th century, (1881). Etching of a circular mirror case squared off by corner terminals in the form of crouching lions

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Metal box with lid, c1600, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness

Metal box with lid, c1600, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness
Metal box with lid, c1600, (1881). Etching of a decorated container (for tobacco?) made in the Netherlands, of bell metal, a form of bronze

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Water-Colour Gallery, 1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Water-Colour Gallery, 1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Water-Colour Gallery, 1860s, (1881). Interior of a room containing a display of watercolour drawings in the South Kensington Museum in London

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze pedestal, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Bronze pedestal, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Bronze pedestal, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a pedestal or inkstand, made in Florence. The decoration includes four reliefs of Dionysiac figures

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: Z Pritchard

Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: Z Pritchard
Porcelain pot, 16th century?, (1881). Etching of a jug mounted on a piece of plate bearing the hall mark of 1585. It is quite possible that the jug may be much older than even the end of

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Design for a wall or ceiling decoration in the grotesque taste, 16th century, (1881)

Design for a wall or ceiling decoration in the grotesque taste, 16th century, (1881). Renaissance design for architectural ornament

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Incense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: F Brown

Incense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: F Brown
Incense boat, 1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a boat-shaped container used for storing the incense used in Catholic ritual. It is constructed of rock crystal with silver mounts, partially gilded

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Oak cabinet, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Oak cabinet, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Oak cabinet, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a piece of carved furniture, possibly Flemish, decorated with figures of the cardinal virtues

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Ivory box, 750- 850 AD, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan

Ivory box, 750- 850 AD, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Ivory box, 750- 850 AD, (1881). Etching of a container carved from a single piece of ivory in the 8th or 9th century, possibly in Egypt or Syria



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