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A Gang of Four visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum of Arts and Crafts on 14th Jan 2025. It is really too big for a one day visit
Map of the area, |
Steve noticed a Cafe here at... |
....4 Cromwell Place... |
...for Coffee |
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The Natural History Museum |
On Cromwell Road |
An Artificial Tree |
The Ismaili Centre |
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Tourists? |
Victorian Art Heroes on the V&A front. Hogarth, Reynolds etc |
The V&A foyer |
Looking left |
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Indian Engraved Rock Crystal |
Look up |
Parsvanatha Statue, India. the First Jain |
Goddess Dwarapalaka |
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Jug from Kashan Iran |
Goddess Tara |
Goddess Vasudhara |
Throne legs, lions Nepal 12th century |
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Heraldic Animals of Dacre Family |
Saints in alabaster |
A Reredos |
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Rafael Court |
Gold work |
Bust of Thomas Baker |
Decorated secure Box |
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No-body figures Chinese (L) and English versions |
Charles II |
Various musical instruments on Skylight |
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Spitting Image of Maggy Thatcher |
Brexit |
Judy, Mrs Punch |
Puppet |
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The Queen |
Manuel |
Georgian Room |
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Highly Carved |
Very Lavish |
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George Frideric Handel by Roubiliac |
Propaganda from New York |
Japanese bedroom |
a detail |
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Bolywood |
LGBTQ+ etc flags |
3D Printer Open Source |
Modern Furniture |
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Powered Legs |
Scultpture Hall |
Harder,better,stronger faster |
Google camera |
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Novel Design |
Tasman Road, Figure 2 by Thomas J Price |
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Art Deco |
Steve and fans |
Budhist Stupa Reliquary |
Avalokiteshvara (14th century Nepal) |
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Exhibition Road Courtyard |
Mahasiddha Virupa, Buddhist Ne[pal
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The Cafe for lunch |
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Where we ate |
Window bleached out in photo to left |
Large Minton urn |
Contemporary furniture |
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Our Gang
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Christ Carrying the cross |
The Dead Christ with the Virgin, St John the Evangelist and St Mary Magdalene; by Andrea Della Robbia |
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Ridiculous Shoes with video |
Learn art? |
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Battle scene in the Cast Courts where everything is a plaster cast or copy. |
Christ bearing his Cross |
Trajan's column.... |
...a detail |
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St George |
No need to go to Florence to see "David" |
Rape? |
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David versus Goliath |
Brutus |
Pietro Mellini, Merchant |
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Wedding Photo |
Chinese grave figure |
Chinese Porcelain |
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Grave Goods Horse |
Fashion |
Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva |
Guan Di 1640-1700 Qing Dynasty |
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Iron Cockerel |
I found taking Jewellery very difficult |
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Peony brooch |
Japanese Inro |
Samurai | |||
"No" Theatre Masks |
Netsuke |
Armour |
Oh my Gawd! |