Kettledrum
Jacob Petersen
(born in Arndahl, Norway, about 1790/91–1839, active in Hanover, Germany from 1822)
about 1830
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueSilver, vellum
DimensionsOverall: 50.8 x 63.5 cm (20 x 25 in.)
Weight: 15507.2 gm (547 oz.)
Weight: 15507.2 gm (547 oz.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2006.814
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1830, probably William IV (b. 1765 - d. 1837), King of Great Britain and Hanover (original commission); 1837, by inheritance to his nephew, Ernst Augustus I (b. 1837- d. 1851), King of Hanover [see note 1]; by inheritance to his son, George V (b. 1819 - d. 1878), King of Hanover; by inheritance, through the Princes of Hanover, to Ernst Augustus V (b. 1954), Prince of Hanover. 2004, private foundation, United States; 2006, given from this private foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2006)
NOTES:
[1] Because by Salic law a woman could not inherit the throne of Hanover, upon the succession of Queen Victoria of England in 1837, the crown passed to the oldest surviving son of George III.
NOTES:
[1] Because by Salic law a woman could not inherit the throne of Hanover, upon the succession of Queen Victoria of England in 1837, the crown passed to the oldest surviving son of George III.
Joh. Heinr. Ludw. Petersen
