Gilbert Collection
Permanent event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, United Kingdom
Centrepiece, Asprey & Co plc, 1985, England. Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.860-2008. © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection celebrates some of the most beautiful objects ever made, many in precious materials, and often on a small scale.
It is famous for European and British masterpieces including gold and silver, gold boxes, painted enamels and mosaics.
Their passion for craftsmanship and beauty prompted Sir Arthur Gilbert (1913 – 2001) and his first wife Rosalinde (1913 – 1995) to acquire the very best objects in their collecting areas.
Always intended for the public, the V&A has been the home of this collection since 2008.
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity.
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Partridge cup, 1598 – 1602, Nuremberg, Germany. Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.60:1, 2-2008. © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Gold and enamel beaker, 1600 – 25, Northern Europe. Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.28-2008. © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Falcon cup, about 1600, Germany. Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.61:1, 2-2008. © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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