Artefacts

Stockholm 1912, silver cup awarded to Charles ERICKSEN (NOR/USA), Olympic champion in St Louis 1904.

Physical description

Norwegian Art Nouveau sterling silver cup that has a repeating animal pattern design along the rim with detailed ornamentation. Caption : "TIL MINDE OM CHAS.F.ERICKSENS / ARBEIDE FOR NORSK I DRAET 1912 / FRA / NORGES TURN- OG IDRAETSFORBUND". Hellmark "A. FRISCH. 830S".

Created

Created: A. Frisch

Used

Used: Charles ERICKSEN

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 7.3 x 24.3 cm, 190 g

Literature

HARDY, Stephen. "Entrepreneurs, Organizations, and the Sport Marketplace: Subjects in Search of Historians". In: Journal of Sport History, Spring 1986, Vol. 13, pp. 14-33.

Type of item

Artworks -> Trophy

Reference number

237092

Keywords

Olympic champion Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games Saint Louis 1904, Olympic Games Norway United States of America Wrestling Freestyle/65.77 - 71.67kg (welterweight)[M]victory Art nouveau

Notes

Stockholm 1912 – cup awarded to Charles ERICKSEN (NOR/USA), Olympic champion at St. Louis 1904. Charles Ericksen was a Norwegian wrestler who competed in the St. Louis 1904 Games, winning gold for the USA. At Stockholm 1912, he worked as a coach and massage therapist. This cup was probably given to him by the Norwegian NOC as a thank-you. Purchased