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A German Romanesque Box at South Kensington
03/1951 | 576 | 93
Pages: 90+92-93
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
dates:
1300-1399
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / Germany
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions
subjects:
Art objects / Decorative arts / Woodwork / German sculpture
subjects:
Wood sculpture / Carvings
subjects:
Romanesque / Medieval
subjects:
Boxes
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
32. Detail of Lid of Box, Illustrated in Fig. 33.
Western art unattributed:
33. German Carved Box, Probably Fourteenth Century. Height, 16.5 cm.; Length, 33.5 cm.; Depth, 20.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Western art unattributed:
34. Detail of Rear Side of Box, Illustrated in Fig. 33.
Western art unattributed:
35. End Side of Box, Illustrated in Fig. 33.
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A Great Baroque Bedstead
01/1950 | 562 | 92
Pages: 3-9
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
artists:
Marot, Daniel, the Elder, 1661-1752
dates:
1650-1749
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Melville, George, Fourth Lord Melville, 1636-1707
places:
England / Scotland
subjects:
Beds (furniture) / Furniture / Baroque / British
subjects:
Aristocracy / Patronage / Documents
subjects:
Art museums / Gifts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
8. George, Earl of Melville, at the Age of 54. Engraving by Robert White after a Portrait by John Baptist Medina, Painted in 1690. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery.)
Western art unattributed:
2. Bedstead from Melville House, Fife. Height, 4.60 m. (15 ft 2 in.) (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Western art unattributed:
3. Front View of the Same Bed.
Western art unattributed:
4. Bedhead. Detail of Fig. 3.
Western art unattributed:
5. Ceiling of the Tester of the Bed Shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
Western art unattributed:
6. Coverlet of the Same Bed. Width, 198 cm.
Western art unattributed:
7. Valance. Detail of Fig. 3.
Article
Memorable English Glasses in the Cecil Higgins Collection
10/1938 | 427 | 73
Pages: 155-157+160-162
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Higgins, Cecil
dates:
1650-1699 / 1700-1799
places:
England / Netherlands
subjects:
Drinking glasses / Collections, Private / Ecclesiastical / Chalices
subjects:
Cut glass / Glassware / Glass
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Bottle with Pewter Mount. Dated 1688. Height 8.8 cm.; B-The Ridley Cup. Antwerp, about 1600. Height, 19.7 cm.; C-Reverse of A; D-Drinking-Glass. Late Seventeenth Century. Crystal-Glass with Diamond-Engraved Decoration. Height 20 cm. (Museum, Buxton); E-Scent-Bottle. Opaque-White Glass, Painted in Colours. Dated 1756. Height 6.7 cm.; F-Reverse of E; G-Bowl. Crystal-Glass with Diamond-Engraved Decoration. Dated 1705. Height 13.2 cm. Memorable English Glasses in the Cecil Higgins Collection
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Drinking-Glass. Crystal-Glass Painted in Colours by William and Mary Beilby with the Arms of Turner of Kirkleatham. About 1770. Height 19.1 cm.; B-Rummer. Crystal-Glass, with Wheel-Engraved Decoration. About 1810. Height 20.4 cm.; C-Drinking-Glass. Crystal-Glass, with Wheel-Engraved Decoration. About 1760. Height 20.2 cm.; D-Reverse of A; E-Underside of Foot of B; F-Reverse of C; G-Model of Equipage. Coloured Glasses Blown and Wrought. Nineteenth Century. Height 8.9 cm. Memorable English Glasses in the Cecil Higgins Collection
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An Historic Verzelini Glass
10/1935 | 391 | 67
Pages: 150+154-157
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
artists:
Verzelini, Giacomo
artists:
Lysle, Anthony de
dates:
1550-1599
places:
England / Italy
subjects:
British / Italian / Cut glass / Glassware
subjects:
Elizabethan / Glass / Techniques
subjects:
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
subjects:
Drinking glasses / Inscriptions / Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A, B, C.-Three Views of a Glass, with Moulded and Engraved Decoration. Here Attributed to the Workshop of Jacob Verzelini, the Engraving by Anthony de Lysle. London; Dated 1586. Height, 16.5 cm. (Lt.-Col. C. P. Prescot.) D.-Similar Glass, Engraved with the Initials G. S. and Inscription "In God is Al Mi Trvst" and the Date 1586. Height, 14.6 cm. (British Museum). An Historic Verzelini Glass
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The Indian Period of European Furniture
02/1935 | 383 | 66
Pages: 94-95
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Author:
Codrington, K. de B. (Codrington, K. de B.; C., K. de B.)
Author:
Edwards, Ralph (Edwards, Ralph; E., R.; Edwards, R.)
Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
places:
India / England
subjects:
Indian / Furniture / Attributions
Article
A Newly Discovered Verzelini Glass
05/1930 | 326 | 56
Pages: 254+256-257
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
artists:
Verzelini, Giacomo
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Italy / England
places:
London
subjects:
Glassware / Cut glass / Diamond-point engraving / Venetian glass
subjects:
Drinking glasses / Attributions
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Glass Goblet, by Giacomo Verzelini. Two Views. Height, 19 cm. (The Duke of Northumberland). A Newly Discovered Verzelini Glass
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The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington II-Ceramics
12/1929 | 321 | 55
Pages: 300-301+303-305+308-309
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Rutherston, Charles Lambert
dates:
1920-1929
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England / London
subjects:
Collections, Private / Chinese Art / Chinese / Ceramics / Exhibitions
subjects:
Pottery / Song / Tang / Glazes / Techniques
subjects:
Ru (Ju) Yao (Chinese ceramics style)
subjects:
Longquan Yao (Chinese ceramics style)
subjects:
Jian (Chien, Chinese ceremonial vessel) / Yan (Hsien, Chinese vessel)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. Bowl with Painted and Incised Decoration; Tz'ŭ Chou Type. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-II. Ceramics
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Jar, Reddish-Brown Glaze. Han Dynasty; B-Jug, Showing Hellenistic Influence, Buff Earthenware with a Creamy-White Glaze. Kü-lu-hsien Type. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-II. Ceramics
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Vase Covered with a Creamy-White Glaze. Kü-lu-hsien Type; D-Vase with Incised Design under a Creamy-White Glaze. Ting Type. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-II. Ceramics
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. A-Bowl covered with a creamy white glaze. Kü-lu-hsien type; B-Jar, dark grey earthenware with black glaze and dabs of rusty brown. Honan Chien type; C-Vase, covered with black glaze. Tz'ŭ Chou type; D-Bowl, covered with a pale greenish-blue glaze. Ju type; E-Bowl, with foliated design under an olive-green celadon glaze. Lung-Ch'ūan type. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-II. Ceramics
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The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
11/1929 | 320 | 55
Pages: 238-241+244-246
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Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Rutherston, Charles Lambert
dates:
1920-1929
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England
subjects:
Collections, Private / Chinese Art / Chinese / Exhibitions
subjects:
Jades / Bi (Chinese ceremonial objects) / Cong (Ts' ung, Chinese ceremonial objects)
subjects:
Taoism / Iconography / Yang-Yin / Bagua (Taoist diagrams)
subjects:
Han / Zhou (Chou)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Girdle Pendent in the Form of a Dragon (lung wên p'ei); Carved Grey-Green Jade. 19 by 8.3 cm. about First Century, B. C. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Ts'ung or image of the earth; green jade, partly oxidised, in the form of a square prism enclosing a hollow cylinder. Height, 8.9 cm. First half of Chou dynasty. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Pi or image of Heaven; greenish-grey jade with red, brown and green markings. Late Chou dynasty. Diameter, 17.1 cm. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Ritual derivatives from the ko, the upper one light-brown jade, 18.7 by 6.5 cm.; the lower one light-brown jade, gone white with decay, 25.4 by 7 cm.; Chou dynasty; B-Set of jades used in laying out a corpse for burial; late Chou dynasty; C-Ceremonial derivative from a knife-blade; dark-brown jade; 28.6 by 9.8 cm.; Chou dynasty. The Rutherston Collection at South Kensington-I. Jades