1954 Press Photo Royal Plate from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle,

Exhibition of Royal Plate. An exhibition of Royal Plate from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, opens to the Public tomorrow at the Victoria and Albert Museum - the first time on public exhibition. Keystone Photo Shows:- Top, Vase and Cover, gilt. (height 20in.) 1828, John Bridge. One of a pair. The whole surface of the oviform body embossed with flowers and figures amongst acanthus foliage against a granulated ground. The design is based on a vase from a late 17th century silver "Garniture de Cheminee". Described in the William IV inventory as "Oriental shaped Scent Jar". Bottom: Dish, gilt. (diam. 27in) The central plaque, German; 17th. Century. The border 1819; maker's mark indecipherable. The plaque embossed with Roman warriors hunting a lion and a stag. The border embossed with flowers; 19th. century work in the Dutch manner of the mid-17th century.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 2-18-1954.



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