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REPLY1850

The Oldenburgh Horn

By W. C. TREVELYAN. (Wallington)

*The Oldenburgh Horn* (Vol. ii., p. 417.) is preserved amongst the antiquities in the Gallery of the King of Denmark at Copenhagen. It is of silver gilt, and ornamented in paste with enamel. It is considered by the Danish antiquaries to be of the time of Christian I., in the latter half of the fifteenth century. There are engraved on it coats of arms and inscriptions, which show that it was made for King Christian I., in honour of the three kings, or wise men, on whose festival he used it, at Cologne. [We avail ourselves of the opportunity afforded by Sir Walter Trevelyan's communication to ad…

Topics: Antiquities, Royal History, Historical Artifacts

Locations: Copenhagen, Cologne