Beaker
1797 (made)
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This beaker was made by the workshop of goldsmith Andreas Lude (1743-1796), evidently after his death when his business passed to his widow. Lude's workshop produced some of the most sophisticated silver of late 18th-century Bergen. As the design of this piece is relatively simple, it must have been made for a humbler class of client, perhaps a fishing captain. The decorative pendant discs are a feature of many Scandinavian drinking vessels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, chased |
| Brief description | Beaker, partially gilded silver, chased, Norway (Bergen), mark of Andreas Lude, 1797 |
| Physical description | Conical beaker, inside gilt, with narrow base supported by circular foot, beaker in 4 horizontal sections with chased frosted surfaces depicting fish, 2 of the bands separating the sections with small suspended silver concave discs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On the base: maker's mark AL in shaped shield for Andreas Lude of Bergen for 1797, town mark for Bergen, warden's mark MP for Matthias Pettersen (warden 1790-1812), year mark 97 for 1797, month mark for 20 March - 20 April. |
| Gallery label | BEAKER.
Silver parcel-gilt. Maker's mark of Andreas Lude.
NORWEGIAN; BERGEN HALL-MARK FOR 1797.
Given by Colonel F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp. 1880-1898(Pre-2000) |
| Credit line | Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 96867/1898 Colonel FR Waldo-Sibthorp Gift From Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975, p109; Andreas Lude (1743-1796) 'This piece was evidently made after his death, when his shop passed to his widow. Lude's workshop produced some of the most sophisticated silver of late 18th-century Bergen: this beaker must have been made for a humbler class of client, perhaps a fishing captain.' |
| Summary | This beaker was made by the workshop of goldsmith Andreas Lude (1743-1796), evidently after his death when his business passed to his widow. Lude's workshop produced some of the most sophisticated silver of late 18th-century Bergen. As the design of this piece is relatively simple, it must have been made for a humbler class of client, perhaps a fishing captain. The decorative pendant discs are a feature of many Scandinavian drinking vessels. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975; Scandinavian Domestic Silver, Charles Oman, V&A 1959
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1880-1898 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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