Room 70: Early silver
Silver and gold from the late 15th to the 19th centuries from Britain, Continental Europe and India make up the collection, room 70 houses the early silver collection.
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Room 70a: Silver Galleries entrance
Room 70a is the entrance to the Silver galleries which begin in Room 65. At the centre of this room is an electrotype copy by Elkington & Co. of a silver-gilt leopard creat…
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Room 71: Huguenot, Regency and Virtuoso silver
This impressive collection not only provides a broad picture of the development of silver styles and techniques in Europe through the centuries, but represents the work of …
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Room 72: Boxes and Micromosaics
There are over 200 gold boxes in the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, most of which were made as containers for snuff, a form of powdered and scented tobacco which …
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Room 73: Italian Souvenirs
Room 73 houses micromosaics from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection. Micromosaics depicting popular attractions became a sought after and convenient souvenir for t…
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The Gilbert Collection at the V&A
Arthur and Rosalind Gilbert began collecting in the 1960s and over a period of about 40 years formed one of the world's most magnificent private colle…
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Built by impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte with the profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan operas, The Savoy opened in 1889 and was Britain’s first luxury hotel.
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