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Victoria Albert Museum Collection

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Artist: Charles West Cope

Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Artist: Charles West Cope
Maiden Meditation, 1847, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Charge of the French Cuirassiers at Waterloo, 1874, (c1915). Artist

Charge of the French Cuirassiers at Waterloo, 1874, (c1915). Artist: Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Charge of the French Cuirassiers at Waterloo, 1874, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Landing at Greenwich, c1780. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Landing at Greenwich, c1780. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Landing at Greenwich, c1780. Watercolour held at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From The Studio Volume 124. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1942]

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Painting of a princess listening to female musicians

Painting of a princess listening to female musicians
Painting of a princess with a huqqa listening to female musicians in a palace garden, from Guler in the Punjab, from the V&As collection

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Salisbury Cathedral, 1823, (c1915). Artist: John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral, 1823, (c1915). Artist: John Constable
Salisbury Cathedral, 1823, (c1915). The painting is part of the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Milkmaid, 1860, (c1915). Artist: Birket Foster

The Milkmaid, 1860, (c1915). Artist: Birket Foster
The Milkmaid, 1860, (c1915). Held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Across Mounts Bay, c1880. Artist: Elizabeth Adela Forbes

Across Mounts Bay, c1880. Artist: Elizabeth Adela Forbes
Across Mounts Bay, c1880. Painting held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From The Studio Volume 47. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909]

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva, 12th century

Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva, 12th century
Late Sung dynasty Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, a goddess of mercy, as a Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) in wood with traces of gilt and painting

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Tankards, goblets, and cups, Art Loan Collection, South Kensington Museum, 1871. Illustration of '...a few of the ornamental vessels, tankards, goblets, and salt-cellars

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The case of the key presented to the King at the opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909

The case of the key presented to the King at the opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Unknown
A Beautiful Casket For A Beautiful Object: The Case Of The Key Presented To The King At The Opening Of The Victoria And Albert Museum, 1909

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Victoria and Albert Museum: in the ceramic section... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde

The Victoria and Albert Museum: in the ceramic section... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde
Our New Treasure-House: The Victoria and Albert Museum; in the ceramic section, showing the room devoted to French, Dutch, English and German earthenware, 1909

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Victoria and Albert Museum: the east side of the Vestibule... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde

The Victoria and Albert Museum: the east side of the Vestibule... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde
Our New Treasure-House: The Victoria and Albert Museum; the east side of the Vestibule from within, showing the medallions of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, 1909

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The King knighting Mr. Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909

The King knighting Mr. Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Amedee Forestier
The King knighting Mr. Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. "Rise, Sir Cecil Smith'': The Director of the new museum honoured. Drawn by our special artist, A. Forestier

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Victoria and Albert Museum: the east central (Tapestry) court... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde

The Victoria and Albert Museum: the east central (Tapestry) court... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde
Our New Treasure-House: The Victoria and Albert Museum; the east central (Tapestry) court, with fine Netherlands tapestry on the walls, and renaissance furniture, 1909

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Our new treasure-house: the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde

Our new treasure-house: the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde
Our new treasure-house: the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. 'To quote from the introduction to the guide to the Victoria and Albert Museum

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Victoria and Albert Museum: the Long Gallery on the first floor... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde

The Victoria and Albert Museum: the Long Gallery on the first floor... 1909. Creator: Clarke & Hyde
Our New Treasure-House: The Victoria and Albert Museum; the Long Gallery on the first floor, devoted to an exhibition of woven fabrics, damasks, and printed textiles, 1909

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Sir Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Montague Dixon

Sir Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. Creator: Montague Dixon
Knighted In The Building He Controls: Sir Cecil H. Smith, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1909. 'After the opening ceremony, performed by the King

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Casket, 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Bronze group of Samson slaying a Philistine; inscribed on the base "Adrianus Fries Hagiensis Batvvs f

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Chalice, cups, ewer, pyx, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Chalice, cups, ewer, pyx, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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]

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt standing-cup; silver cup; silver-gilt beaker; crystal tankard, "The Poison-Cup"; casket; silver-gilt salt

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver parcel-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver parcel-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Oliver Cromwell's watch, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Oliver Cromwell's watch, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Oliver Cromwell's watch. This watch was made about 1625. The maker, John Midnall, in Fleet-street

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt nef; the hull, with two tiers of guns; the deck, which takes off as a cover

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver and silver-gilt spoons, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver and silver-gilt spoons, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Flask, spoon, coffret, reliquary... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Flask, spoon, coffret, reliquary... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt ewer, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt ewer, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Relative position of the proposed India Museum and other public institutions, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Relative position of the proposed India Museum and other public institutions, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Relative position of the proposed India Museum and other public institutions, 1876. 1. Proposed Site for the India and Colonial Museums; 2. Government Offices; 3. India Office; 4

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Museum of Science and Art, in Course of Construction, on the Kensington-Gore Estate, 1856

Museum of Science and Art, in Course of Construction, on the Kensington-Gore Estate, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Museum of Science and Art, in Course of Construction, on the Kensington-Gore Estate, [London], 1856. Iron building...purposed to contain the large and valuable collections...belonging to the Dept

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Elijah and the Widows Son, 1864. Creator: Ford Madox Brown

Elijah and the Widows Son, 1864. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah and the Widows Son, 1864. The Prophet Elijah descends down a flight of stairs on carrying a boy brought back to life from death. The boys mother kneels with her arms held up in prayer

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1943. Creator: Ford Madox Brown

Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1943. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1868, (1943). Biblical scene, depiction of a story from the first Book of Kings. The prophet Elijah brings a child - still in his funeral shroud - down from

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Gold book cover, 19th century, (1881). Etching of an embossed and enamelled book cover, made in Europe, probably in the 19th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Writing tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt

Writing tablets, 1690-1700, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt
Writing 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver-handled knife, c1470?, (1881). Creator: Js Dominy

Silver-handled knife, c1470?, (1881). Creator: Js Dominy
Silver-handled knife, c1470?, (1881). Etching of a knife ascribed to Pollaiuolo, decorated with scenes including the Judgment of Paris and the Judgment of Solomon

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Pyxis, c964 AD, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan

Pyxis, c964 AD, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Pyxis, c964 AD, (1881). Etching of a small cylindrical ivory box made in the mid 10th century, at Medina Azahara, Cordoba, Spain

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Branched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Creator: Js Goepel

Branched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Creator: Js Goepel
Branched 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Design for a jug, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Design for a jug, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a jug, (1881). A jug or ewer decorated with a triumphant procession of Venus across the sea, attended by tritons, nymphs, and cupids

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Pyx, 1500-1700, (1881). Creator:s Thomas

Pyx, 1500-1700, (1881). Creator:s Thomas
Pyx, 1500-1700, (1881). Etching of a carved boxwood pyx, possibly made in Venice or the Balkans, between the 16th and 17th centuries

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

The Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
The 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson

Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Silver 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier

Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Bust 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Wooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W Wise

Wooden diptych with scenes from the Book of Genesis, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: W Wise
Wooden 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Head of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Head of a Tau Cross, c1140-1150, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Head 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver tea caddy, 1716, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Silver tea caddy, 1716, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Cutlery case, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Cutlery case, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Cutlery case, (1881). Etching of an undated container for for cutlery, made of silver and painted wood, described as Continental

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Section of the Tijou Screen, late 17th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Section of the Tijou Screen, late 17th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Section 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

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver cup, 1580-1600, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Silver cup, 1580-1600, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Silver cup, 1580-1600, (1881). Etching of a cup made as a trial piece of work, or masterpiece, that met an agreed standard of workmanship

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Terracotta bust of a young man, c1860s, (1881). Creator: William H Jobbins

Terracotta bust of a young man, c1860s, (1881). Creator: William H Jobbins
Terracotta bust of a young man, c1860s, (1881). Etching of a portrait bust made c1850-1868 in Florence by Giovanni Bastianini

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Bronze lamp, 19th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan

Bronze lamp, 19th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Bronze lamp, 19th century?, (1881). Etching of a lamp in the form of an asss head, round which a dwarf is clinging. It was probably made in Italy, possibly in the 16th century, or more likely later

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Carved openwork box, 1500-c1860, (1881). Creator: W Tucker

Carved openwork box, 1500-c1860, (1881). Creator: W Tucker
Carved openwork box, 1500-c1860, (1881). Etching of a small coffer of boxwood with engraved ivory fillets and wrought brass handle, made in France

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Chinese potters at work, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Creator

Chinese potters at work, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Creator
Chinese potters at work, design for stained glass window, c1870, (1881). Two Panels of Windows in the Gallery of the Museum Containing Pottery in the South Kensington Museum, by William Bell Scott

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: One Bay of the Water-Colour Galleries, 1860s, (1881). Creator: A Reid

One Bay of the Water-Colour Galleries, 1860s, (1881). Creator: A Reid
One Bay of the Water-Colour Galleries, 1860s, (1881). A proposal for ornamenting one of the bays of the National Competition Gallery in the South Kensington Museum in London

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Walnut chest, (1881). Creator: Andrew Fingar Brophy

Walnut chest, (1881). Creator: Andrew Fingar Brophy
Walnut chest, (1881). Etching of a walnut wood chest, resting on carved lions. It was made before 1856. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Agate cup, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill

Agate cup, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Agate cup, (1881). Etching of a cup made of agate with silver mounts, made in Britain by Roger Flint. It was bought in 1867 as an Elizabethan masterpiece

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Etching of a bronze firedog in the form of the Roman god Jupiter, one of a pair made c1570-1600 by Giuseppe de Levis in Verona, Italy

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Stoneware jug, c1590?, (1881). Creator: F Brown

Stoneware jug, c1590?, (1881). Creator: F Brown
Stoneware jug, c1590?, (1881). Etching of a jug with silver mounts, possibly made in England in the late 16th century. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Shell cup, late 17th century?, (1881). Creator: T Charbonnier

Shell cup, late 17th century?, (1881). Creator: T Charbonnier
Shell cup, late 17th century?, (1881). Etching of a trochus shell mounted in silver to form a goblet or cup, possibly made in Germany. The stem is in the form of dolphin

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Designs for grotesque friezes, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Designs for grotesque friezes, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Designs for grotesque friezes, 16th century, (1881). Three proposals for architectural ornament, school of Perino del Vaga, Italy. Woodcut after drawings made in Italy, early-mid 16th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Miniature altar, 1500-1570, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Miniature altar, 1500-1570, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Miniature altar, 1500-1570, (1881). Etching of a boxwood and silver house-altar, probably made in the Netherlands, 16th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Copper gilt pyx, mid 15th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan

Copper gilt pyx, mid 15th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Copper gilt pyx, mid 15th century?, (1881). Etching of a hexagonal pyx (container for the host used in the Eucharist), possibly made in England, Germany, or Flanders

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Decorations of the West Dining-Room, South Kensington Museum, c1865, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Decorations of the West Dining-Room, South Kensington Museum, c1865, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Decorations of the West Dining-Room, South Kensington Museum, c1865, (1881). Design for panels, depicting female figures and decorative foliage

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Design for a candelabrum, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Design for a candelabrum, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a candelabrum, 16th century, (1881). Italian design for a candlestick, featuring winged sphinxes and garlands. Engraving after a copy of a drawing by Francesco Salviati

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Double cup, c1590, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Double cup, c1590, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Double cup, c1590, (1881). Etching of one half of double standing cup, made in Germany by Hans Petzold of Nuremberg, (bowl and stem) and Christoph Lencker of Augsburg, (foot)

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Etching of tiles on the West Staircase, leading to the Ceramic Gallery, in the South Kensington Museum in London

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver gilt book cover, (1881). Creator: W Jones

Silver gilt book cover, (1881). Creator: W Jones
Silver gilt book cover, (1881). Etching of an undated filigree book cover, listed under the category Fakes. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Incense burner in the form of an eagle, c1860, (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson

Incense burner in the form of an eagle, c1860, (1881). Creator: J. I. Williamson
Incense burner in the form of an eagle, c1860, (1881). Etching of a hammered iron burner made in Japan in the 19th century, a decorative yet functional object

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver book clasps, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness

Silver book clasps, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness
Silver book clasps, (1881). Etching of clasps used in bookbinding. The central one is possibly French, and may date from c1690. The others are a pair

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver table ornament, 1680-1699, (1881). Creator: Thomas Benjamin Kennington

Silver table ornament, 1680-1699, (1881). Creator: Thomas Benjamin Kennington
Silver table ornament, 1680-1699, (1881). Etching of an ornament or salt cellar decorated with dolphins, made in the late 17th century by silversmith Sebastian Juvarra of Messina, Sicily

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Lamp in the form of Sphinx-like Sea Creature, c1510-1530, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty

Lamp in the form of Sphinx-like Sea Creature, c1510-1530, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty
Lamp in the form of Sphinx-like Sea Creature, c1510-1530, (1881). Etching of a bronze lamp (or inkstand?), made in the workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Italy, early 16th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Monstrance, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Monstrance, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Monstrance, late 16th century, (1881). Etching of a copper-gilt monstrance, made c1575-1600 in Spain. Monstrances were used to display the Eucharist so that it could be seen and venerated

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Wood and leather casket, 1350-1370, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe

Wood and leather casket, 1350-1370, (1881). Creator: Frederick Albert Slocombe
Wood and leather casket, 1350-1370, (1881). Etching of a small box, made in the mid 14th century, possibly in the Netherlands

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Silver gilt cup and cover, 1669-1670, (1881). Creator: W T Roberts

Silver gilt cup and cover, 1669-1670, (1881). Creator: W T Roberts
Silver gilt cup and cover, 1669-1670, (1881). Etching of a two-handled cagework presentation cup, made in London in the late 17th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Central or Loan Court, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins

Central or Loan Court, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Central or Loan Court, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). View of the South Court, a vast two-storey glass roofed gallery, which was considered the centrepiece of the Museum

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Porphyry ewer, 1468-1491, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson

Porphyry ewer, 1468-1491, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Porphyry ewer, 1468-1491, (1881). Etching of a lidded ewer made in Mechelen, Flanders, by Seger van Steynemoelen, mid-late 15th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Iron casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke

Iron casket, c1400, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Iron casket, c1400, (1881). Etching of a double coffer or casket with divided lids, made in France in the early 15th century. It was probably designed as a strong box for a church

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Bellows, c1530, (1881). Creator: D Jones

Bellows, c1530, (1881). Creator: D Jones
Bellows, c1530, (1881). Etching of a set of walnut wood bellows, partly gilded, with bronze, leather and silk velvet, made in Italy in the early 16th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Original design for a vase or ewer, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Original design for a vase or ewer, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Original design for a vase or ewer, (1881). A jug or ewer decorated with masks, and naked figures of boys pouring water. Engraving after an undated drawing

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Bronze door knocker, c1550-1600, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt

Bronze door knocker, c1550-1600, (1881). Creator: W Harbutt
Bronze door knocker, c1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a door knocker made in Italy in the second half of 16th century. It is in the form of two stylised dolphins

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Door knocker with dolphins and satyrs, early 17th century, (1881). Creator: John Emms

Door knocker with dolphins and satyrs, early 17th century, (1881). Creator: John Emms
Door knocker with dolphins and satyrs, early 17th century, (1881). Etching of a bronze knocker made c1600-1625 in Venice or Brescia, Italy

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: The Virgin Annunciate, marble statue, 1519, (1881). Creator: Charles Martin Hodges

The Virgin Annunciate, marble statue, 1519, (1881). Creator: Charles Martin Hodges
The Virgin Annunciate, marble statue, 1519, (1881). Etching of a sculpture of a kneeling woman, made at Lucca, Italy, by Nicolao di Matteo Civitali in the early 16th century

Background imageVictoria Albert Museum Collection: Mortar, 14th century?, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness

Mortar, 14th century?, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness
Mortar, 14th century?, (1881). Etching of a mortar, a receptacle used in cooking or pharmacy, in which ingredients are crushed or ground



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