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| Silver-Gilt and Enamel Jewel Casket Presented to King Edward VII, 1909 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This jewel casket was presented to King Edward VII by the Mayor, Aldermen and councilors
of the Royal Borough of Kensington as a gift in honor of His Majesty’s visit to
the borough to open new buildings at the V&A in 1909.
The “new buildings,” illustrated on the enamel plaque of the
case, refer specifically to the Cromwell Road extension to the V&A which
was designed by the architect Aston Webb. When this extension opened, “The Daily
Chronicle” noted that the opening was “the only bright spot in a week of
unspeakable weather … actually the sun shone with special ardour when His
Majesty spoke the words which pronounced the museum open forever.” The Daily Telegraph described this gift that
was presented to the King as “ golden casket of exquisite workmanship.”
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