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South Kensington Museum Collection (page 4)

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Pastoral staff, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: J A D Campbell

Pastoral staff, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: J A D Campbell
Pastoral staff, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of the head of a gilt metal crozier, an eccliastical item used by Christian clergy. It was made c1800-1862, and is listed as Continental

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

Crystal cruet, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Crystal cruet, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a small ewer made 1340-1350 in Paris, of rock crystal, with gilt-silver and enamel

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Decorative object, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Decorative object, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Decorative object, (1881). Design for a bucket. Etching of an ornate object with a handle formed of two dolphins. Below, four mermaids with extended and upraised arms

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze hand bell, c1530-c1570, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness

Bronze hand bell, c1530-c1570, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness
Bronze hand bell, c1530-c1570, (1881). Etching of a small bell with the arms of the Lippomani family of Venice, made in Italy (probably the Veneto), in the mid 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Tankard, early 17th century?, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt

Tankard, early 17th century?, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt
Tankard, early 17th century?, (1881). Etching of a tankard, possibly made in Germany at the beginning of the 17th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Dagger and sheath, c1360-1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Dagger and sheath, c1360-1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Dagger and sheath, c1360-1400, (1881). Etching of a carved ivory dagger with its sheath, made in northern Italy, probably Venice, in the late 14th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver plaque, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Silver plaque, 16th century?, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Silver plaque, 16th century?, (1881). Etching of a parcel-gilt plaque depicting the Deposition from the Cross, made in Spain, possibly in the 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Sheepshanks Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

The Sheepshanks Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
The Sheepshanks Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Interior view showing exhibition space designed by Captain Francis Fowke

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Nautilus shell mounted in silver gilt, 1613, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser

Nautilus shell mounted in silver gilt, 1613, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser
Nautilus shell mounted in silver gilt, 1613, (1881). Etching of a cup made from a shell by Nicols van der Kemp, Utrecht, Netherlands, early 17th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver Gilt Morse, mid 15th century?, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Silver Gilt Morse, mid 15th century?, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Silver Gilt Morse, mid 15th century?, (1881). Etching of a morse (clasp for a liturgical vestment), possibly made in Germany

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bust of Pope Alexander VIII, c1690, (1881). Creator: Thomas Riley

Bust of Pope Alexander VIII, c1690, (1881). Creator: Thomas Riley
Bust of Pope Alexander VIII, c1690, (1881). Etching of a bronze portrait bust of Alexander VIII, made in Italy by Domenico Guidi. Alexander (born Pietro Ottoboni), was Pope from 1689-1691

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Glass beaker and cover, 1550-1620, (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson

Glass beaker and cover, 1550-1620, (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson
Glass beaker and cover, 1550-1620, (1881). Etching of a gilt drinking glass with moulded gilt decoration, made in the Southern Netherlands in the mid-late 16th century-early 17th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Brass warming pan, 17th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Brass warming pan, 17th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Brass warming pan, 17th century, (1881). Etching of a warming pan with perforated and engraved lid, made in England. The decoration shows a man and woman on a stylised floral ground

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Ivory tryptich, 1470-1500, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Ivory tryptich, 1470-1500, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Ivory tryptich, 1470-1500, (1881). Etching of a small small portable altar of carved ivory, made in France in the late 15th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Etching of a silver gilt cup set with onyx cameos, made in Germany in the mid 16th century. The cameos, which show classical heads, may be Roman

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Oak chest, 1460-1480, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Oak chest, 1460-1480, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Oak chest, 1460-1480, (1881). Etching of a 15th-century carved oak cupboard or credence of Gothic design, possibly made in Flanders or Germany

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Etching of a door knocker, made in Italy in the mid 16th century. The escutcheon is formed by a lions head in high relief

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Pyx, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson

Pyx, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Pyx, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a silver-gilt pyx made in a workshop in the Rhineland, Germany. A pyx is a container used to carry the consecrated host (Eucharist)

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Cadogan Lamp, c1507-1510, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

The Cadogan Lamp, c1507-1510, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
The Cadogan Lamp, c1507-1510, (1881). Etching of a bronze oil lamp made in the early 16th century in Padua, Italy, by Andrea Riccio, and acquired at the Cadogan sale in 1865

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Design for a tureen or salt cellar, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Design for a tureen or salt cellar, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a tureen or salt cellar, mid 16th century, (1881). Engraving of a decorative vessel supported on three goats. Woodcut after a drawing of 1540-1550 by Giulio Romano who had been one of

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Cross, mid 14th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan

Cross, mid 14th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Cross, mid 14th century?, (1881). Etching of a jewelled crucifix. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Steel key plate, early 18th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Steel key plate, early 18th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Steel key plate, early 18th century, (1881). Etching of a chiselled steel escutcheon from a casket, made in France. The plate bears a bust portrait of King Louis XIV, in profile

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: East Dining or Grill Room, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

East Dining or Grill Room, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
East Dining or Grill Room, c1860s, (1881). View showing the interior decoration in the Grill Room (now the Poynter Room) of the South Kensington Museum

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Reichenau Crozier, 1351, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

The Reichenau Crozier, 1351, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
The Reichenau Crozier, 1351, (1881). Etching of a copper gilt crozier made in the mid 14th century, probably at Konstanz in Germany

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Ivory casket lid, 965 to 970 AD, (1881). Creator: W Jones

Ivory casket lid, 965 to 970 AD, (1881). Creator: W Jones
Ivory casket lid, 965 to 970 AD, (1881). Etching of the carved lid of a box, made in Al-Andalus (Andalucia, Spain), possibly at Madinat al-Zahra, Cordoba, in the mid 10th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Heart-shaped box, c1650-1699, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury

Heart-shaped box, c1650-1699, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Heart-shaped box, c1650-1699, (1881). Etching showing two views of a silver filigree box, made mid-late 17th century, possibly in France

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze inkstand, mid-late 16th century, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty

Bronze inkstand, mid-late 16th century, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty
Bronze inkstand, mid-late 16th century, (1881). Etching of an inkstand, made in Venice in the second half of the 16th century, in the style of Tiziano Aspetti. Three cupids support the body

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Silver monstrance or reliquary, 15th century, (1881). Etching of a silver religious item, possibly made in France. It is missing the original glass

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Mortar, 1545?, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty

Mortar, 1545?, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty
Mortar, 1545?, (1881). Etching of a mortar of base metal, possibly made in Germany or Flanders in the mid 16th century. From " The South Kensington Museum"

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Crystal crucifix, c1550, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Crystal crucifix, c1550, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Crystal crucifix, c1550, (1881). Etching of a cross of rock crystal, made somewhere in western Europe in the mid 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze lamp, c1500-1550, (1881). Creators: Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, J Emms

Bronze lamp, c1500-1550, (1881). Creators: Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, J Emms
Bronze lamp, c1500-1550, (1881). Etching of an oil lamp made in the workshop of Severo da Ravenna, in Padua or Ravenna in Italy, in the first half of the 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury

Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Etching of an Anglo Saxon crucifix made c900-1000 AD, possibly in Winchester or Germany

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Folding-Chair, Walnut Wood, 16th-17th centuries?, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Folding-Chair, Walnut Wood, 16th-17th centuries?, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Folding-Chair, Walnut Wood, 16th-17th centuries?, (1881). Etching of a childs folding chair in carved walnut, Flemish. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Two silver cups, 17th century?, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson

Two silver cups, 17th century?, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Two silver cups, 17th century?, (1881). Etching of two silver-gilt drinking cups or beakers. The one on the left was made c1600 in Wesel in the German Rhineland

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Cartouche, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Cartouche, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Cartouche, mid 16th century, (1881). Design for a cartouche framed in strapwork, in the manner of Rosso Fiorentinos stucco work at Fontainebleau

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze vase, 16th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Bronze vase, 16th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Bronze vase, 16th century, (1881). Etching of a vase and lid made in France, the body supported on four lions paws. The cover features a statuette of a boy holding an armorial shield with three fish

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze inkstand, early-mid 15th century, (1881). Creator: W F Randall

Bronze inkstand, early-mid 15th century, (1881). Creator: W F Randall
Bronze inkstand, early-mid 15th century, (1881). Etching of an inkstand with clawed feet, made c1400-1450 in Italy. The object was made to be used

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Bronze inkstand with figurine of a Roman emperor, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: W

Bronze inkstand with figurine of a Roman emperor, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: W
Bronze inkstand with figurine of a Roman emperor, mid 16th century, (1881). Etching of a circular inkstand ornamented with masks and garlands, made in Italy, probably Padua

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Silver pax with nativity scene, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Silver pax with nativity scene, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver pax with nativity scene, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a pax (latin for peace ), a religious item which is kissed during the catholic service of the Mass as a sign of peace

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Salutation, book cover, 15th century, (1881). Creator: W. Rawson

The Salutation, book cover, 15th century, (1881). Creator: W. Rawson
The Salutation, book cover, 15th century, (1881). Etching of a gilt metal panel made in Germany, depicting a biblical scene, decorating the wooden cover of a book

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Knights and Ladies Seated under Canopies, pierced ivory panel, mid-late 14th century, (1881)

Knights and Ladies Seated under Canopies, pierced ivory panel, mid-late 14th century, (1881). Etching of carved ivory detail from a casket, made c1350-1400 in Paris, showing figures

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: The Valence Casket, c1305-1312, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt

The Valence Casket, c1305-1312, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt
The Valence Casket, c1305-1312, (1881). Etching of an engraved copper casket with gold and champleve enamel, made in the early 14th century, possibly in England, or in Limoges, France

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Original bronze front entrance doors to the South Kensington Museum, (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum), in London

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Chrismatory, late 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Chrismatory, late 15th century, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Chrismatory, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a container designed to hold chrism, (from the Greek word for anoint ), the holy oil used in the Christian sacraments of confirmation

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic, c1868, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier

Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic, c1868, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Giovanni Cimabue: design for a mosaic, c1868, (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: Standing mirror, c1510, (1881). Creator: Andrew Fingar Brophy

Standing mirror, c1510, (1881). Creator: Andrew Fingar Brophy
Standing mirror, c1510, (1881). Etching of a carved walnut table mirror with metal mirror plate in a rectangular frame that rotates on a four-sided pedestal, made in Italy in the early 16th century

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). Creators: John Watkins, John R

West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). Creators: John Watkins, John R
West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). The West Staircase in the South Kensington Museum, decorated with Frank Moodys ceramic tile mosaic pavement

Background imageSouth Kensington Museum Collection: Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe Owen, director of the South Kensington Museum, 1880

Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe Owen, director of the South Kensington Museum, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe Owen, director of the South Kensington Museum, 1880. In 1855 he was appointed one of the superintendents of the British section of the International Exhibition held at



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