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Jewel cabinet
Ludwig Grüner1851
Royal Collection Trust, UK
London, United Kingdom
This jewel cabinet is a proud dynastic statement incorporating Queen Victoria's favourite image of Prince Albert, the Royal and Saxe-Coburg arms and portraits of their six children born before 1851. Designed in the form of a large reliquary, the cabinet was Elkington's most important exhibit at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace. Plaques of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert signed DECKELMANN (for Andreas Deckelmann, 1820-82) and Wustlich (for Otto Wustlich, 1819-96) respectively; one medallion dated MDCCCLI
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Details
- Title: Jewel cabinet
- Creator: Ludwig Grüner
- Creator Lifespan: 1801 - 1882
- Creator Nationality: British
- Date Created: 1851
- Physical Dimensions: w1320 x h970 x d810 mm
- Type: Furniture
- Rights: Supplied by Royal Collection Trust / (c) HM Queen Elizabeth II 2012
- External Link: http://www.rct.uk/collection/1562
- Medium: Oak, electro-formed and silver-plated white metal, enamelled copper, porcelain
- Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria. Displayed in the Main Corridor of the Great Exhibition, 1851.
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