The De Vesci Seal

Sir Alfred Gilbert|John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci

1891–96 · Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The Fourth Viscount de Vesci commissioned this on January 1, 1891, for presentation to his wife, née Lady Evelyn Chartiers, on their silver wedding anniversary. Gilvert was then working on his major commissions, the Eros fountain in Piccadilly and the tomb of the Duke of Clarence at Windsor.

Artist

Sir Alfred Gilbert|John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci

Date

1891–96

Medium

Patinated and gilt silver, gold, enamel, turquoise, glass and heliotrope intaglio

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1992