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A Gang of Four visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum of Arts and Crafts on 14th & 22nd Jan 2025. It is really too big for two day visits.
The lighting was very low throughout the Museum
 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 |
A "Remain" Supporter |
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 Spitting Image of Maggie Thatcher |
 Brexit cartoon |
 Judy, Mrs Punch |
 Puppet |
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 The Queen |
Manuel |
 Georgian Room |
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 Highly Carved |
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 Very Lavish decor |
Fireplace |
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 George Frideric Handel by Roubiliac |
 Propaganda poster 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 |
 Sculpture Hall |
 Harder, better, stronger faster |
Google camera |
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 Novel Design |
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 "Tasman Road", Figure 2 by Thomas J Price |
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 Art Deco fireplace |
 Steve and fans |
 Buddhist Stupa Reliquary |
 Avalokiteshvara (14th century Nepal) |
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 Exhibition Road Courtyard |
 Mahasiddha Virupa, Buddhist Nepal
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 The Cafe for lunch |
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 The room where we ate |
 Window bleached out in photo to the 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 |
 Rear of the piece to the left |
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 Ridiculous Shoes with video of wear |
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 Learn about art? |
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 Cast Court, Trajan's column entrance.... |
 The copy is in two parts as it was too tall to fit in |
 ...a detail |
 More details |
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 Battle scene in the Cast Courts where everything is a plaster cast or copy. |
 Christ bearing his Cross |
 The bizarre tympanum from Shobdon Priory |
 Taking her drink with her |
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 St George |
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 No need to go to Florence to see "David" |
 Gold work |
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 David versus Goliath |
 Brutus |
 Pietro Mellini, Merchant |
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 Wedding Photo |
 Chinese official grave figure |
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 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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 Grave Figures |
 Balcony |
 Iron Cockerel |
 I found taking Jewellery very difficult |
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 Peony brooch |
 Japanese Tobacco holder |
 Samurai
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 "No" Theatre Masks |
Netsuke |
 Armour |
 Oh my Gawd! |
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 Netsuke |
 Netsuke |
 Huge Cloisonné plate |
 Buddha on a throne |
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 Embroidered panel |
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 Luohan, subduer of Tigers |
 A ceramic pillow |
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 To the basement |
 Court Official |
 Laozi Riding an ox. Qing dynasty |
 Chair |
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 Tureen as boars head |
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 Seated Woman |
 "Big Smile" With hidden propaganda |
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 Modern
Japanese Glass |
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 Sea Urchin?? |
 Re-cycled material |
 William Stuart Archbishop of Armagh |
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 Tang
Dynasty |
 Die! |
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 Quite a struggle! |
 English Ceramics |
 Toby Jugs |
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 Row apon Row of tea pots, figures etc |
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 Meissen figures |
 French Wall Tiles |
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 Caligua |
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 Not PC! |
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 Contemporary Glass |
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 Fashion |
 Glass |
 Architect |
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 More Glass |
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 Cafe |
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 Annex to Cafe with Hermes |
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 Cast Gallery again |
 Brass cast Font NB Oxen |
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 How is Adam standing up |
 Juggler? |
 Raising of Lazarus? |
 Two of very many Cameras from all ages |
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 Photo "Blast". One of many photos |
Fashion |
 Puppets |
 Videos of Stage Shows |
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