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Architectural Model

Figure 107 Architectural model of the temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem, 1883;
designer: After a design by Thomas Newberry (English writer, 1811-1901);
carver and gilder: Messrs. Bartlet (British gilders, active late 19th c) and W. Spurrier (British silversmiths, active late 19th century);
Gilded wood, gilded carton pierre, gilded silver, gilded bronze, enamel, and linen, Overall measurement, including forecourt: Length: 7’ 8” (234 cm); Width: 3’ 8” (112 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), Gift of Albert Kalimian, in honor of Victoria Kalimian and in memory of Rouhollah Kalimian, and in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2019, 2019.66.1a–o–.95 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.

Object/Work🔺

  • Catalog Level:🔺 item (value type: controlled list)
  • Type:🔺 model (value type: authority)

Classification🔺

  • Terms:🔺
    architecture
    sculpture
    woodwork
    metalwork
    European Art (value type: controlled list)

Titles or Names🔺

  • Text:🔺 Architectural Model of the Temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem (value type: free text)
    Preference: preferred (value type: controlled list)
    Type: descriptive

Creation🔺

  • Creator Description:🔺 carved and gilded by Messrs. Bartlet, King Street, London (British gilder, active late 19th century); gilded silver and brasswork by W. Spurrier (British metalworker, active late 19th century); made after a design by Thomas Newberry (English writer, 1811-1901) (value type: free text)

  • Identity:🔺 Messrs. Barlet (_value type: authority)
    Role:🔺 gilder

  • Identity:🔺 Spurrier, W.
    Role:🔺 metalworker

  • Identity:🔺 Newberry, Thomas
    Role:🔺 designer

  • Creation Date:🔺 1883 (value type: free text)
    Earliest:🔺 1883 Latest:🔺 1883 (value type: controlled format)

Measurements🔺

  • Dimensions Description:🔺 temple: 66 x 117 x 122 cm (26 x 46 x 48 in.); overall measurement, including forecourt: 234 x 112 cm (7 feet 8 inches x 3 feet 8 inches)(value type: free text)

  • Extent: temple
    Value: 66 Unit: cm Type: height
    Value: 117 Unit: cm Type: width
    Value: 122 Unit: cm Type: depth

  • Extent: overall, including forecourt
    Value: 234 Unit: cm Type: height
    Value: 112 Unit: cm Type: width (value type: controlled format and controlled lists)

Materials and Techniques🔺

  • Description:🔺 Gilded wood, gilded carton pierre, gilded silver, gilded bronze, enamel, and linen (value type: free text)

  • Material Name:
    wood
    carton pierre
    silver
    bronze
    enamel
    linen (value type: authority)

Subject Matter🔺

  • Indexing Terms:🔺
    design
    architecture
    religion/mythology
    Solomon’s Temple (Jerusalem, Israel, Asia)
    temple
    courtyard
    human figures (value type: authority)

Descriptive Note

  • Text: This architectural model, made after a design by Thomas Newberry, depicts Solomon’s Temple based on biblical descriptions of the Temple. Displayed as the centerpiece of the groundbreaking Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition in the Royal Albert Hall (April 4th – August, 1887), this model promoted the exhibition’s key goals – to revive interest in the preservation of Jewish material culture and to encourage awareness of the prominent role of Anglo-Jewry in nineteenth-century England. Notably, this model includes an intriguing domed-roof not directly mentioned in the biblical descriptions of the Temple , which continues to fascinate architectural and biblical scholars.(value type: free text)

  • Citation: The Met Collection online (value type: authority)
    Page: accessed 22 July 2024 (value type: free text)

Related Works

  • Relationship Type: depicts (value type: controlled list)
    Related Object/Work Label/Identification: Solomon’s Temple (Jerusalem, Israel, Asia) (value type: system generated)

Current Location🔺

  • Repository Name/Geographic Location:🔺 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) (value type: authority)
    Repository Numbers:🔺 2019.66.1a–o–.95 (value type: free text)

    Exhibition/Loan History

  • Exhibition Title or Name: Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall (London, England) (value type: free text)

  • Date: April-August 1997 (value type: free text)
    Earliest: 1997-04-01 Latest: 1997-08-30 (value type: controlled format)

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Revised 25 July 2024
by Emily Benoff

Figure 107 Architectural model of the temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem, 1883;
designer: After a design by Thomas Newberry (English writer, 1811-1901);
carver and gilder: Messrs. Bartlet (British gilders, active late 19th c) and W. Spurrier (British silversmiths, active late 19th century);
Gilded wood, gilded carton pierre, gilded silver, gilded bronze, enamel, and linen, Overall measurement, including forecourt: Length: 7’ 8” (234 cm); Width: 3’ 8” (112 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), Gift of Albert Kalimian, in honor of Victoria Kalimian and in memory of Rouhollah Kalimian, and in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2019, 2019.66.1a–o–.95 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.