Poland · Silversmithing; Metal craft; Gdańsk heritage
Złotnictwo Gdańskie — Tradycja Hanzeatycka
The Gdańsk silversmithing tradition — the production of the distinctive repoussé and chased silver objects (tankards, beakers, cups, and presentation pieces) that were the defining luxury objects of the Hanseatic city of Danzig/Gdańsk from the 16th through 18th centuries. The Gdańsk goldsmith reads the correct repoussé relief height through a raking-light convex assessment — holding the worked silver piece at a raking angle to read the shadow depth that indicates the correct relief height for the characteristic Gdańsk high-relief floral and figural decoration.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; Gdańsk silversmithing on the Polish national heritage inventory
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