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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 69, The Whiteley Galleries

Beaker

1589 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brockmuller, Gabriel (maker)
Place of origin
Hillerod (made)

The form of this Danish drinking vessel is typical of 16th century Denmark and Norway and is the oldest dated example of its kind. The Latin inscription around the body translates as 'Under the Saviour's standard, I await a happy victory'. Gabriel Brockmüller, the maker, is recorded as Royal Goldsmith for the Palace of Frederiksborg at Hillerød in 1585, 1592-1605 and again in 1618-19.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Drinking
Metalwork
SCRAN
Object type
Beaker
Materials and techniques
Silver, engraved
Brief description
Beaker, silver, raised and engraved, Denmark (Hillerød), mark of Gabriel Brockmuller, 1589
Physical description
Raised, trumpet shaped beaker on round base with band of silver set with 3 cherub heads around lower body and engraved Renaissance cartouches and strapwork beneath the lip.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.80cm
  • Foot diameter: 9.40cm
  • Height: 12.40cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed beneath rim: EXPECTO. LAETAM. VICTORIAM. SVB. VEXILLO. SALVATORIS (Under the Saviour's standard, I wait a happy victory). Under the inscription is a shaped shield, the date 1589 and the initials K.R.D.
  • On the base: maker's mark GB in monogram for Gabriel Brockmuller (struck twice) of Hillerod; side of beaker dated 1589
Gallery label
  • BEAKER Silver. Makers mark, for Gabriel Brockmuller of Hillerod, royal goldsmith for the palace of Frederiksborg. Danish; dated 1589. Engraved with a shield of arms and the inscription. SVB. VEXILLO. SALVATORIS. EXPECTO. LAETAM. VICTORIAM. 1589 K:R:D. M. 236-1924.(Pre-2000)
  • Silver Gallery: The form of this Danish beaker is typical of 16th century Denmark and Norway and is the oldest dated example of its kind. The Latin inscription translates as 'Under the Saviour's standard, I await a happy victory'. Gabriel Brockmüller, the maker, is recorded as Royal Goldsmith for the Palace of Frederiksborg at Hillerød in 1585, 1592-1605 and again in 1618-19.(26/11/2002)
Object history
From Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975, p33: 'This beaker was acquired as Norwegian. Gabriel Brockmuller is mentioned as Royal Goldsmith for the Palace of Frederiksborg in 1585, 1592-1605 and again in 1618-19... The shape is that favoured in Renaissance Denmark and Norway.'
Production
The date is inscribed, not marked
Summary
The form of this Danish drinking vessel is typical of 16th century Denmark and Norway and is the oldest dated example of its kind. The Latin inscription around the body translates as 'Under the Saviour's standard, I await a happy victory'. Gabriel Brockmüller, the maker, is recorded as Royal Goldsmith for the Palace of Frederiksborg at Hillerød in 1585, 1592-1605 and again in 1618-19.
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975; Scandinavian Domestic Silver, Charles Oman, V&A 1959
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.236-1924

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2004
Record URL
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