Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1994.168 |
Object Identification Number |
1994.168.001a |
Object Name |
Decanter |
Donor |
Hansen, Eleanor |
Description |
White porcelain decanter. Vertically oriented, rectangular in shape. The front and back sides are long and flat, and the two narrow sides are as well. The edges are trimmed in gold. The top curves upward slowly toward the round opening. The lid sits inside this. On front is a black and white image of the mythological hero Uffe hin Spage standing near the center while sheathing his sword. On the ground are two fallen foes. Other soldiers are behind the king. Below this image is a small bar with a bird, a lion, and another bird across it. On back is printed in black a poem about freedom and resistance during the occupation of Denmark in WWII. On bottom is a maker's mark - the three towers that represent Bing & Grøndahl and then "B&G / KJØBENHAVN / DANMARK / B&G", all in green. To the viewer's right of the lowest "B&G" is, in green, "42". |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 L-4.5 D-2.5 inches |
Made By |
Bing & Grøndahl |
Creation Date |
ca. 1945 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/Copenhagen |
Owned By |
Andersen, Ejner/Hansen, Eleanor |
Material |
porcelain |
Associated People |
Andersen, Ejner Hansen, Eleanor Adarn Family |
Search Terms |
Andersen, Ejner Hansen, Eleanor Adarn Family Decanter Resistance WWII Bing & Grøndahl Copenhagen Uffe hin Spage Porcelain |
Provenance |
The decanter was presented to Ejner Andersen of Audubon County, Iowa and his daughter, Eleanor (the donor) when they visited Denmark in the winter of 1945-1946. Given to them by the Adarn (?) family of Copenhagen. Uffe hin Spage was the youngest son of King Vermund, who was blind. In his younger years, Uffe was dull and lazy ("spag" means weak), but when the Saxon king challenged Vermund to a swordfight with the winner getting Denmark, Uffe volunteers to take his blind father's place. Uffe killed the prince and his companion, which is the scene depicted on the decanter, and saved Denmark from Saxon (German) hands. The older man with the flag is Vermund. The image itself was a drawing by Lorenz Frølich in 1854. (summary by Christine Jensen, intern) |
Images |
195\1994168001a.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
07/11/1994 |