The Provenance Detective By Emily Ding A #VQRTrueStory Essay Clock, circa 1890 Makers: Elias Kreitmayer & Matthias Walbaum Silver and gilded silver, ebonised wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory, glass © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. London. You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Summer 2022 / Volume 98/2 Published: June 27, 2022 Emily Ding Emily Ding’s work has been published in Mekong Review, Slate, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Public Radio International, Al Jazeera, and South China Morning Post.
Clock, circa 1890 Makers: Elias Kreitmayer & Matthias Walbaum Silver and gilded silver, ebonised wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory, glass © The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. London.