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This tradition continued into the 17th century. The parrot perches on a whistle, which may have been used in some form of drinking game, to simulate the parrot's call.\r\n\r\nThe Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert <i>Schatzkammer</i> is one of the few collections of its kind formed in the late 20th century. The <i>Schatzkammer</i>, or treasury, was a new concept in the 16th century. It referred to a special chamber in which the most precious artefacts of a princely collection were housed.  Gold and jewelled objects were mounted alongside exotic natural curiosities, including rock crystal, nautilus shells and ostrich eggs. Together they demonstrated not only the wonders of nature and the technical achievements of the artist, but also the intellect and culture of the patron. \r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes.  Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.","physicalDescription":"A silver-gilt cup in the form of a parrot which rests on a perch and clutches a half walnut shell in its right talon. The bird is chased all over with feather decoration and holds a loop in its mouth.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silver-gilt","id":"x37998"},{"text":"diamonds","id":"AAT11084"}],"techniques":[{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"},{"text":"chasing","id":"AAT54016"},{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silver-gilt, chased and cast.  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See: Maurice, Klaus. <i>Die Welt als Uhr. Deutsche Uhren und Automaten1550-1650</i>. Munich and Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1980. Cat. no. 70, p. 253 (ill.).\r\n\r\nProvenance\r\nAcquired by Arthur Gilbert from S.J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1987.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Silver-gilt cup in the form of a parrot, Emden, Germany, ca.1620.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Schroder, Timothy. <u>The Gilbert collection of gold and silver: recent acquisitions</u>. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. 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