Beaker
1780 (made)
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The initials in the cartouche engraved on this beaker are presumably those of an owner. The crown above the initials does not denote royalty or aristocracy. All bearers of Swedish coats of arms are entitled to it and it therefore indicates no special rank above gentleman.
The Museum acquired most of its collection of Scandinavian silver between 1900 and 1910. The collection consists largely of beakers and tankards, valued in Edwardian England as a Scandinavian “Arts and Crafts” tradition. George Jorck, a Danish silver dealer who worked in Hatton Garden in London, acted as agent for dealers in Copenhagen and was instrumental in acquiring many of the objects for the collection. HP Mitchell of the Metalwork Department wrote in 1904, “Mr Jorck tells me large numbers are being sold to the American museums; it is pretty clear that the country districts of Sweden are being denuded rapidly and it might be well to make our gaps complete while there is this opportunity”.
The Museum acquired most of its collection of Scandinavian silver between 1900 and 1910. The collection consists largely of beakers and tankards, valued in Edwardian England as a Scandinavian “Arts and Crafts” tradition. George Jorck, a Danish silver dealer who worked in Hatton Garden in London, acted as agent for dealers in Copenhagen and was instrumental in acquiring many of the objects for the collection. HP Mitchell of the Metalwork Department wrote in 1904, “Mr Jorck tells me large numbers are being sold to the American museums; it is pretty clear that the country districts of Sweden are being denuded rapidly and it might be well to make our gaps complete while there is this opportunity”.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt and engraved |
| Brief description | Beaker, trumpet shaped, body engraved in wrigglework enclosing a Rococo cartouche and crown in line engraving, by Andreas Reutz, Göteborg, 1780 |
| Physical description | Trumpet shaped beaker with moulded rim terminating in zigzag relief, the body engraved in wrigglework enclosing a Rococo cartouche and crown in line engraving, upper edge of foot ribbed, the rim, cartouche, foot and inside gilt. |
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| Object history | From Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, RW Lightbown, V&A, 1975, p184: On acquisition this fine and heavy beaker was said to bear the Kristianstad hallmark for 1780 and described as ‘probably made about 1730-40’. The crown above the initials is one to which all bearers of coats of arms are entitled in Sweden; it indicates no special rank above that of gentleman. Purchase - (£16) G Jorck |
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| Summary | The initials in the cartouche engraved on this beaker are presumably those of an owner. The crown above the initials does not denote royalty or aristocracy. All bearers of Swedish coats of arms are entitled to it and it therefore indicates no special rank above gentleman. The Museum acquired most of its collection of Scandinavian silver between 1900 and 1910. The collection consists largely of beakers and tankards, valued in Edwardian England as a Scandinavian “Arts and Crafts” tradition. George Jorck, a Danish silver dealer who worked in Hatton Garden in London, acted as agent for dealers in Copenhagen and was instrumental in acquiring many of the objects for the collection. HP Mitchell of the Metalwork Department wrote in 1904, “Mr Jorck tells me large numbers are being sold to the American museums; it is pretty clear that the country districts of Sweden are being denuded rapidly and it might be well to make our gaps complete while there is this opportunity”. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, R. W., Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver, V&A, 1975
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| Accession number | 283-1902 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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