Pendant
1796-1827 (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.
When Sweden became Protestant in 1527, Swedish women continued to wear crosses, rich with symbolism, and religious pendants like their medieval predecessors. These round pendants were also called 'crosses', and had a strong religious character. The Swedish word trillekors means a wheel-shaped cross. This one is stamped with the monogram IHS, the first letters of the name 'Jesus' in Greek. The hollow ball beneath the loop, and the pendent discs round the edge, are both typical of Swedish traditional jewellery.
This pendant is marked with the maker's mark IA. Jonas Aspelin the younger was a member of a family of silversmiths who specialised in traditional jewellery. They worked in Ystad from the middle of the 18th century onwards.
When Sweden became Protestant in 1527, Swedish women continued to wear crosses, rich with symbolism, and religious pendants like their medieval predecessors. These round pendants were also called 'crosses', and had a strong religious character. The Swedish word trillekors means a wheel-shaped cross. This one is stamped with the monogram IHS, the first letters of the name 'Jesus' in Greek. The hollow ball beneath the loop, and the pendent discs round the edge, are both typical of Swedish traditional jewellery.
This pendant is marked with the maker's mark IA. Jonas Aspelin the younger was a member of a family of silversmiths who specialised in traditional jewellery. They worked in Ystad from the middle of the 18th century onwards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped sheet silver |
| Brief description | Sheet silver pendant (trillekors) stamped with IHS, with four (originally five) pendent discs, Skåne (Sweden), 1796-1827. |
| Physical description | Silver pendant, consisting of a disc of silver stamped with the letters 'IHS' in a floral frame. At the top of the disc is a small hollow sphere, with a loop for suspension on its upper side. There are five loops of twisted wire attached round the lower edge of the disc, with a small dish-shaped pendant hanging from each (one missing). The dish pendants have flat concave centres surrounded by a rim of stamped domes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'I A' in a square frame. (Twice on front, at the top and bottom of the letter 'S'.)
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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. When Sweden became Protestant in 1527, Swedish women continued to wear crosses, rich with symbolism, and religious pendants like their medieval predecessors. These round pendants were also called 'crosses', and had a strong religious character. The Swedish word trillekors means a wheel-shaped cross. This one is stamped with the monogram IHS, the first letters of the name 'Jesus' in Greek. The hollow ball beneath the loop, and the pendent discs round the edge, are both typical of Swedish traditional jewellery. This pendant is marked with the maker's mark IA. Jonas Aspelin the younger was a member of a family of silversmiths who specialised in traditional jewellery. They worked in Ystad from the middle of the 18th century onwards. |
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| Accession number | 419-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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