Cloak Clasp

Ferdinand Erhart, 1899

Flowers and leaves were the main source of inspiration for the floral movement within Art Nouveau. A good example of this is the naturalistic detailing of this clasp, which was already considered one of the most important creations of this trend around 1900. Henri Vever, the first chronicler of the movement, described this object in his 1908 survey of French jewellery, La Bijouterie Française. The case indicates that this piece actually belonged to him and was retailed by Maison Vever.

  • Artwork typebuckle
  • Object numberBK-2019-47
  • Dimensionsheight 12.9 cm x diameter 8 cm x weight 98 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cloak Clasp

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2019-47

  • Description

    De gesp bestaat uit twee gelijke, hartvormige delen. De doorgaande rand is uit dunne twijgen opgebouwd en in het midden met een distelknop tussen twee bladeren versierd. In het deksel van de rechthoekige doos staat het adres VEVER, 19 rue de paix 19 PARIS, Grand Prix Exposition Universelle, 1889.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • maker's mark: ‘FE aan weerszijden van een bloem in ruit = Ferdinand Erhart’
    • alloy mark: ‘Zwijnskop naar links (Frankrijk vanaf 1838, 800/1000)’

Creation

  • Creation

    • designer: Ferdinand Erhart, Paris
    • executor (maker): Ferdinand Erhart, Paris

  • Dating

    1899

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 12.9 cm x diameter 8 cm x weight 98 g

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of H.B. van der Ven, Den Haag

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2019-07-04

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Henri Vever, La Bijouterie Française, Parijs, 1908, dl 3, p. 545.

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