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For an inventory of his possessions taken in 1778 after his death, for Romer himself and for reproductions of 3 pieces by him in international styles see H. Grevenor and Th. B. Kielland (Gullsmedhaandverket i Oslo og Kristiania, Oslo 1924) ... The identification is supported by the crowned C of the town mark, since the town mark of Kristiania from c. 1629 until c. 1785 consisted of a crowned C with two, later four, figures for the year.'\r\n\r\nAcquisition RF: 96867/1898","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Beaker, partially gilded silver, Norway (Kristiania, now Oslo), mark of Ernst Peter Michelsen Rømer, 3rd quarter 18th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Lightbown, R. 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