Clasp
1845-1885 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
A well-dressed woman from Skåne wore multiple pairs of silver clasps along the front edges of her outer clothes. Some of these were functional, and hooked into each other. Others were purely ornamental.
Heart-shaped clasps like these were originally worn as cloak clasps, but by the 19th century they had moved to the outer jacket, and were often purely decorative. Clasps decorated with filigree were a speciality of the silversmiths in Lund and Ystad. This pair has the maker's mark GD. Gabriel Dahlberg was a silversmith who came from a family specialising in traditional jewellery, who worked in Lund from 1845 to 1893.
A well-dressed woman from Skåne wore multiple pairs of silver clasps along the front edges of her outer clothes. Some of these were functional, and hooked into each other. Others were purely ornamental.
Heart-shaped clasps like these were originally worn as cloak clasps, but by the 19th century they had moved to the outer jacket, and were often purely decorative. Clasps decorated with filigree were a speciality of the silversmiths in Lund and Ystad. This pair has the maker's mark GD. Gabriel Dahlberg was a silversmith who came from a family specialising in traditional jewellery, who worked in Lund from 1845 to 1893.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sheet silver with silver filigree applique set with red pastes |
| Brief description | Silver filigree clasp set with red pastes, Skåne (Sweden), 1845-1885. |
| Physical description | Two-part silver filigree clasp, shaped like two hearts, set with a large pear-shaped red paste in the centre of each part, and three smaller circular red pastes round it (one missing). The filigree is clipped to the back plate at the sides. There is a flat loop on one part, and a corresponding hook facing forwards, with geometric decoration on its face, on the other. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G D' in rectangular frame. (Marked twice on the back of each part.)
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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. A well-dressed woman from Skåne wore multiple pairs of silver clasps along the front edges of her outer clothes. Some of these were functional, and hooked into each other. Others were purely ornamental. Heart-shaped clasps like these were originally worn as cloak clasps, but by the 19th century they had moved to the outer jacket, and were often purely decorative. Clasps decorated with filigree were a speciality of the silversmiths in Lund and Ystad. This pair has the maker's mark GD. Gabriel Dahlberg was a silversmith who came from a family specialising in traditional jewellery, who worked in Lund from 1845 to 1893. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 454-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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