Room 116: Metalware
This room is divided into two sections: brass and pewter. The brass display focuses on candlesticks reflecting 350 years of changes in style across Europe and dishes which illustrate the traditions of basin-beating in Germany and engraving in Italy. They show the metal's range and versatility. The pewter display includes many objects which show signs of heavy use in the places which touched most people's lives: home, tavern and church. Elaborate display pieces commemorating royal events have survived in better condition, as have the magnificent cups and flagons used in guild ceremonies. The collection's diversity allows us to trace the history of pewter styles from 1500 to the present.
Room 116 is on Level 3 of the V&A South Kensington.
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton
8 February – 22 April 2012
Featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by royal photographer Cecil Beaton, this exhibition celebrates Her Majesty in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and coincides with the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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Inside the Renaissance House
A delightful tour of the rooms the Italian Renaissance house, published for the V&A's At Home in Renaissance Italy exhibition, opening in October
Buy nowEvent - Norfolk House Music Room Concert
Fri 01 October 2010–Fri 13 July 2012
PERFORMANCE: Free concerts by musicians from the Royal College of Music are performed on selected Friday evenings in the beautiful setting of the Norfolk House Music Room, from 18.30 – 19.30.
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