“Bishop Hans Rosing's tankard” - a fine and rare small Norwegian silvergilt peg tankard, gilt interior, cover engraved with mirrored monogram in cartouche and date 1680, encircled by a flower and leaf border, cover inside engraved with the inscription “Bibe Si bibis” (when you drink, drink properly), cylinder shaped body engraved with quotations in Greek: “Think every day more on God than food and drink”, “Drinking is the mother of evil. Moderate intake is therefore always best” and in Latin: “Pota me Domine Torrente Voluptatis tua, ut nil Jam mundanorum degustare libeat Venenatae dulcedinis” (Water me, Lord, with your voluptuous stream, so that I no longer desire the poisonous sweetness of earthly things), “Fac Phoebi Sapias, non Bacchi mÿstica, quisquis Arripis hanc ansam: bibat hinc conviva Minervae” (Make sure to feel Phoebus, not the mysteries of Bacchus, you who grab this handle. Let a Minerva's dinner partner drink it) and "Sic probitas fulget duris exercita rebus Floret ut in Spinis, docte Rosinge, Rosa“ (As a rose blooming among thorns, scholar Rosing, like this shines probity exerted in difficult matters), ball shaped thumb piece and supports. The bottom pricked with the following owner's data: ”Hans Rosing Biskop fdt 9/8 1625 död 13/4 1699. Thomas Rosing Provst fdt 25/5 1665 död 8/4 1723. Ulrik Frederik Rosing Oberstlöitnant fdt 26/12 1673. Hans Rosing...(tariff superintendent). Ulrik Frederik Rosing Præst födt 17 December 1776 död 2nd April 1841. Hans Rosing, Colonibestyrer i Grönland, födt 11 Juli 1803, död 5 Juli 1865. Ulrik Frederik Rosing Kontrollør fdt 17/12 1830, död 17/2 1910. Ulrik Frederik Rosing fdt 16/9 1890“. The cover inside pricked with further owner's data: ”Ingeniör Edgar Rosing f.d. 17/12 1883–9/12–1966. Læge Edgar Rosing f.d. 10/12–1911. Tandlæge Sóren Rosing, f.d. 13/9–1944". Maker Berendt Johansen Plate/Platt, c. 1646–1689. Christiania townmark 1656. Weight 606 gr. H. 16 cm.
Hans Rosing (Brønø, Norway 1625–1699) was bishop of Akershus bishopric in Christiania (Oslo) in Norway from 1664–1699. Before being appointed bishop he served as vicar in Tureby and Dalby and from 1660 as vicar and provost in Kalundborg, Sealand. He had as bishop high reputation for learning, not only in theology but also in worldly matters. He was highly valued by Count Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (procurator in Norway 1664–1699) and functioned as his private counselor in important matters both in war and peace. When in 1693 Rosing was suggested for the Danish Sealand bishopric after Hans Bagger, Gyldenløve recommended that Rosing should stay in Norway: “Den Mand kand vi iche miste fra Norge” (Norway can not loose this man).
Provenance: Been in the family until today.
Kierkegaard & antiques, 18 September 2013