The World's Columbian Exposition 1893. Chicago, U.S.A. 1893
Official Catalogue With Illustrations issued by the Royal Danish Commission

HISTORICAL NOTES 143 use that domain. It was before the members of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, intimately connected with the Museum of O. N. A. that, at the beginning of this year, Dr. Hamme- rich revived the sounds of the old lurs-, but afterwards he has repeated his lecture, accompanied by experiments in blowing the horns, before large audiences of the geneidl public. Not to the scientific life of Denmark only, however, has the study of Northern antiquity been of great importance. The practical everyday life has made sures of olden time. Assisted by skill- ful artists Danish goldsmiths have pro- duced, with great effect, ornaments in Old Northern style, exhibited at International expositions, for the first time in London 1862. They got very popular. When the Danish princess Alexandra became the bride of the Prince of Wales in 1863, among other gifts from Denmark she was presented with a rich collection of ornaments in that style. They were A. Michelsen, goldsmith to the King, among whose exhibits (see above p. 50) similar ornaments may now be seen. They are to be seen among the exhibits of the other Danish goldsmiths as well. Mr. P. Hertz, not confining himself to . ornaments, is exhibiting a collection of vessels in Old Nor- thern style, to say nothing of the imitation (on a reduced scale) of the two horns of massive gold (see above p. 51), found 111 Slesvig 1639 and 1734, weighing 220 ounces pure gold and of a money value of $ 4300; they are the most remarkable ob- jects from Northern antiquity that have evei been found, but J. J. A. Worsaae. manufactured by Mr.