Title

Nautilus shell mounted in silver gilt, 1613, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser.

Caption

Nautilus shell mounted in silver gilt, 1613, (1881). Etching of a cup made from a shell by Nicolaas van der Kemp, Utrecht, Netherlands, early 17th century. Nautilus shells were imported from Indonesia (Ambon Island) by Dutch traders from 1609 onwards. The outer layers were stripped away and the shells were carved by Chinese craftsmen before export. This example was restored in the nineteenth century: the triton figure, rim- and strap-mounts are replacements. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_048

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,7Mb (1,7Mb) / 12,5in x 19,8in / 3750 x 5937 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts metal trade book Nautilus shell museum Netherlands Dutch decorative silver century export literature artefact artifact 17th century 19th century B W Victoria and Albert Museum nineteenth century seventeenth century The Print Collector Museum of Ornamental Art silver gilt silver-gilt South Kensington Museum TGN triton etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston J P Fraser Fraser J P J. P. Fraser Fraser J. P. J.P. Fraser Fraser J.P. JP Fraser Fraser JP Nicolaas van der Kemp Kemp Nicolaas van der van der Kemp Nicolaas