Clasp
1800-1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| 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 an indistinct maker's mark, which may be that of Andreas Silfverberg, a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1802 to 1844.
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 an indistinct maker's mark, which may be that of Andreas Silfverberg, a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1802 to 1844.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, partly gilded, with silver filigree applique |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt filigree clasp, Skåne (Sweden), 1800-1840. |
| Physical description | Two-part silver filigree clasp, gilded on the front, shaped like two hearts. The filigree is riveted to the back plate, and there is a hollow domed oval in the centre of each part. There is a flat loop on one part, and a corresponding hook facing forwards, with engraved geometric decoration on its face, on the other. The back plate for one part is missing. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '...S...' (the 'S' reversed), in rectangular frame. (On back plate of one part, twice.)
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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 an indistinct maker's mark, which may be that of Andreas Silfverberg, a silversmith who worked in Ystad from 1802 to 1844. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 440-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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