Title

Wedding presents from the Queen to the Princess of Wales: silver vase..., 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Wedding presents from the Queen to the Princess of Wales: silver vase to accompany the centrepiece, 1864. An 'admirable piece of workmanship [consisting of] a silver centrepiece, of tazza form, richly chased and partially gilt...The side ornaments to accompany this piece are vases of Etruscan form, and bear on the foot of each a shield, on which are the Royal arms...and on the cover of the vase is a figure of a Welsh bard holding the harp of his country. The plate has been designed by A. J. Barrett, and executed...by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A25_436

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,7Mb (1,5Mb) / 6,3in x 14,7in / 1884 x 4397 (300dpi)

Keywords

event music arts Wales country metal art British color harp decoration decorative silver gift present location century musical instrument musical instruments Britain newspapers press print literature artefact Welsh INITIALS vase decorated artifact B&W stringed instrument engraved engraving bard Wedding Present Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black initial nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News royal event royal wedding ILN newspaper Unknown Princess of Wales Queen Victoria Victoria Queen Alexandra Alexandra Princess Alexandra Princess Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark Alexandrina Victoria Empress of India Queen Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 19th-century Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte L