Spoon
1880-1893 (designed and made)
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Jacob Ulrik Holfeldt Tostrup (born 1806 in Hjelmeland, died 1890) was a Norwegian goldsmith and jeweler, and was educated in Bergen, St. Petersburg and Copenhagen. He founded the jewelers firm 'J. Tostrup' in 1832 in Oslo. The firm made the original enameled insignia for the Order of St. Olav, when the order was established in 1848 and later in 1883 it was put in charge of the whole production. 'J. Tostrup' received the title royal court jeweler, and Jacob Tostrup received the 'King’s Medal of Merit' for his work as a goldsmith. Tostrup took on his granddaughter's husband Torolf Prytz as a partner in 1884 and he became owner of the firm J. Tostrup after Jacob Tostrup's death.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt and plique-à-jour enamel. |
| Brief description | Spoon, silver-gilt and plique-à-jour enamel, Norway, Kristiania (Oslo), c. 1880-1893, made by J. Tostrup. |
| Physical description | Spoon, silver-gilt, the circular bowl decoirated with plique-à-jour enamels with a conventional scrolling spray of flowers and foliage. The stem and knop are formed of stylized scrolling foilage and buds topped by a flower, all in the same technique. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | No marks |
| Object history | Purchased from J. Tostrup, Carl Johans Gade, 25, Kristiania, from a large consignment (69 objects in all) of `transperant enamel work' forwarded on approval by this firm. The consignment was received on the 20th December. Only thirteen pieces, all spoons except for two hat pins, were purchased, some for distribution to provincial museums. |
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| Summary | Jacob Ulrik Holfeldt Tostrup (born 1806 in Hjelmeland, died 1890) was a Norwegian goldsmith and jeweler, and was educated in Bergen, St. Petersburg and Copenhagen. He founded the jewelers firm 'J. Tostrup' in 1832 in Oslo. The firm made the original enameled insignia for the Order of St. Olav, when the order was established in 1848 and later in 1883 it was put in charge of the whole production. 'J. Tostrup' received the title royal court jeweler, and Jacob Tostrup received the 'King’s Medal of Merit' for his work as a goldsmith. Tostrup took on his granddaughter's husband Torolf Prytz as a partner in 1884 and he became owner of the firm J. Tostrup after Jacob Tostrup's death. |
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| Accession number | 1265-1893 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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