Necklace
ca. 1840 (made)
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Although traditional jewellery was worn throughout Sweden, and has a distinct Swedish character, there are marked differences between the different provinces. Skåne province, in the extreme south of Sweden, has the richest tradition, and more jewellery was worn there than in any other district. Almost all the Swedish traditional jewellery at the V&A comes from Skåne.
The most popular necklace was a choker, made of several chains fastened at the front with a large decorative snap clasp. These are often decorated with filigree and coloured pastes. Swedish traditional jewellers made lavish use of coloured glass. Red was the most popular colour, as everywhere in Europe, but Swedish women were also fond of a clear blue which is rare elsewhere. There is a small loop on the lower edge of the clasp. This would originally have held a small pendant heart.
The clasp on this necklace is marked with the griffin town mark of Ystad, and the maker's mark AII. Anton Jacob Jörgensson was a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1818-1854.
The most popular necklace was a choker, made of several chains fastened at the front with a large decorative snap clasp. These are often decorated with filigree and coloured pastes. Swedish traditional jewellers made lavish use of coloured glass. Red was the most popular colour, as everywhere in Europe, but Swedish women were also fond of a clear blue which is rare elsewhere. There is a small loop on the lower edge of the clasp. This would originally have held a small pendant heart.
The clasp on this necklace is marked with the griffin town mark of Ystad, and the maker's mark AII. Anton Jacob Jörgensson was a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1818-1854.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with filigree overlay set with pastes |
| Brief description | Silver neck chain (halslås) with decorative filigree clasp set with red and blue pastes, Skåne (Sweden), 19th century. |
| Physical description | Choker of three (originally four) chains linked at the front by a large decorative rectangular snap clasp. The clasp is decorated with filigree tracery and set with 18 red and blue pastes of varying sizes and shapes. A loop in the centre of the lower edge would have held a heart-shaped pendant, now missing. |
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| Summary | Although traditional jewellery was worn throughout Sweden, and has a distinct Swedish character, there are marked differences between the different provinces. Skåne province, in the extreme south of Sweden, has the richest tradition, and more jewellery was worn there than in any other district. Almost all the Swedish traditional jewellery at the V&A comes from Skåne. The most popular necklace was a choker, made of several chains fastened at the front with a large decorative snap clasp. These are often decorated with filigree and coloured pastes. Swedish traditional jewellers made lavish use of coloured glass. Red was the most popular colour, as everywhere in Europe, but Swedish women were also fond of a clear blue which is rare elsewhere. There is a small loop on the lower edge of the clasp. This would originally have held a small pendant heart. The clasp on this necklace is marked with the griffin town mark of Ystad, and the maker's mark AII. Anton Jacob Jörgensson was a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1818-1854. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 386-1886 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2007 |
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