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Wornum in his essay, <i>The Exhibition as a Lesson in Taste</i>, wrote that '... among the most tasteful works in the Exhibition, are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège, consisting of a shield, vases, and other articles in iron with Renaissance tracery, somewhat of the Cinquecento scroll-work and Henry II tracery combined, with Moorish arabesque inlaid in silver' (<i>Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue).","physicalDescription":"Wrought iron damascened with silver","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Falloise, Joseph","id":"A17506"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"iron","id":"AAT11002"},{"text":"silver","id":"AAT11029"}],"techniques":[{"text":"damascening","id":"AAT54019"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Iron inlaid with silver","categories":[{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2007BM6475","2011EW0420"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"114C","id":"THES49912"},"free":"","case":"23","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"114C","id":"THES49912"},"free":"","case":"23","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tazza","id":""}],[{"text":"cover (closure)","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Liège (city)","id":"x28976"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1851","earliest":"1846-01-01","latest":"1855-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"9.5","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"6.375","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased from the Great Exhibition of 1851 for £21.0.0","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Tazza and cover, iron inlaid with silver, Belgium, made by Joseph Falloise, ca. 1851","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"<b>TAZZA AND COVER</b>\r\nIron damascened with silver\r\nMade by Joseph Falloise, Liège, Belgium, c. 1851\r\n\r\nThe museum bought this tazza or standing dish from the Great Exhibition, London, 1851 for £21. It was a modern work recreating old 16th-century ‘damascening’ techniques developed by armourers for decorating iron with silver and gold. The tazza was one of a number of items that earned its maker a prize medal. The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, said that, ‘among the most tasteful works are the contributions in damascened iron by M. Falloise, of Liège.’ \r\n\r\nMuseum No. 6745:1-2-1851","date":{"text":"06/11/2025","earliest":"2025-11-06","latest":"2025-11-06"}},{"text":"<b>Iron Tazza and Cover</b>\nAbout 1851\nShown at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851\n\nFalloise was awarded a prize medal at the Great Exhibition. The <i>Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue</i>, one of our main sources of information about the exhibition, said that 'among the most tasteful works are the contributions in damascened iron by M. 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