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A sixteenth century bridal jewel, a gift from Queen Dorothea of Denmark to the town-hall of Copenhagen
No full textIn 1557, the Danish Queen Dorothea, wife of King Christian III, gave a large bridal jewel of gilt-silver with stones, enamel andpearls to the city of Copenhagen for daughters of mayors and councillors to borrow for their wedding celebrations at the town-hall.The jewel, created to be used either as a brooch or a pendant, is made of multiple components. The central pelican has a tailthat had, at some stage, been extended to hold a setting with an enamelled shield plaque featuring the year 1557, the year ofthe gift, and also the coat-of-arms of Sachsen-Lauenburg, belonging to Dorothea and her ancestors.In 1986 the Museum of Copenhagen gained funding for scientific analysis of individual parts of the piece. Analysis of the backpanel and the scroll-work of its framing proved it to be of fine silver but other parts of the jewel are of lesser quality. This study of thebridal jewel found it to be composed of components of different materials and different standards of workmanship. It is proposedthat these components were brought together, probably in 1557, and that the frame and back-panel could have originated from asmall pax/reliquary. The other parts may be reused from items in the queen’s jewellery box or outdated costume jewellery.This paper presents the historical background to the creation of this jewel, as several issues seem relevant to the royal couple’ssituation and interests: Christian had come to power after a civil war, forcing the entire state to convert from Catholicismto Lutheranism. He and Dorothea had for several years to ‘make ends meet’ and present an exemplary Lutheran face whilemaintaining royal dignity. Dorothea is known to have re-used parts of her coronation crown in a hat ornament for her husband, soit would not be surprising that she re-used other items to create this jewel
Dendrokronologisk undersøgelse af støylsbu fra Skeie, Bygland kommune, Agder fylke, Norge
No full textDendrokronologisk undersøgelse af prøve udtaget fra løs skabsdør der stammer fra en gård ’på Lauvdal’ i Bygland kommune, Agder fylke, Norge
No full textDendrokronologisk undersøgelse af prøver udtaget fra ’lossens hus’, Merdø, Arendal kommune, Agder fylke, Norge
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anmeldelse af: Christopher Beanland, Station: A Whistlestop Tour of 20th- and 21st-Century Railway Architecture, Batsford 2024
No full textDanmarks Not-So-Oldest Sheep:An Update on Domestic Animals from the Femern Project
No full textSheep and goats are often considered to be the oldest livestock animals in Denmark. In this contribution, we present the results of ZooMS measurements from seven ovicaprid bones from the Femern project, an excavation in the area of the former Syltholm Fjord (Lolland, Denmark). The bones were morphologically identified as sheep or goats and represented the oldest dated remains of both species in Denmark. However, the ZooMS analysis showed that more than half of the morphological identifications were incorrect. For the other samples, we refined the identifications. Hence, our study confirms that indications of sheep and goat husbandry based on bone morphology alone should be treated with caution. The probability of misidentification in our case was high, even in the case of well-preserved bones