Friday, February 29, 2008

Andreas Martin Bottelsen's Snusdåse (Chew box)

The top of the Snusdåse (chew box)
Front of Snusdåse (chew box)

This photo copy was given by Trond Indahl at the Bergens Brukskunst museum in January 2008. It represent one of two artifacts that the museum has in their possession. At the present time they have it in their vault, but hopefully when they expand their silver artifacts exhibition, it will be a part of that.
This box was made in 1868.
Previous owners include:
Johannes Brun, Bernt Andreas Bottelsen, Vidar Bottelsen, Vivan Bottelsen.
The last owner was Peder Olai Bottelsen, who was 80 years old when he donated it to the Vestlandske Brukskunst museum (Museum of Useful Art) in Bergen.

Snusdåse (chew box)
silver, plated inside.
Rectangular, strait sidesflat hinged lid, sparingly engraved decor
On the lid, the following enscription:"Johannes Brun" (the Actor) later added + (cross) over and 7/3-90 (meaning 7th of March 1890) under the name, and outside the pattern: "From ---- To" B. A. Bottelsen.
On the front the following inscript: "A. M. Bottelsen's Masterpiece presented 4/12-68" (Meaning 4th dec 1868)
Spamped inside 13 1/3 SB
Length 6.5 cm (2.56 inches) Width 4 cm (1.57 inches) Height 1.8 cm (.71 inches)
Gift from Peder Okai Bottelsen (80 year old)
C/O Agathe Ohlsen,
Harald Hårfagresgate 12c, 5th floor
Bergen.
Last Masterpiece presented to Bergen Goldsmith guild before it was resolved. S B is Samuel Olsen Bratland (master number) 263.1858-71 Worked later as apprentis under Bottelsen.Givers information: A.M. Bottelsen sold the box to actor Johannes Brun. His widdow gave it to the givers uncle, Bernt Andreas Bottelsen who also an actor, and had been together with Johannes Brun from their childhood days. At the death of B.A. Bottelsen, the box was inheritaged by the son Vidar B. and after his death to the daughter Vivian of whom the giver have received it.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Andreas Martin Bottelsen's Rangle



This photo copy was given by Trond Indahl at the Bergens Brukskunst museum in January 2008. It represent one of two artifacts that the museum has in their possession.
At the present time they have it in their vault, but hopefully when they expand their silver artifacts exhibition, it will be a part of that.

The description of this piece is as follows:
3 bells in silver on a long round and hallow silver shaft
On the bottom of the shaft, engraven on one side: "Frida".
On the other side: "FRIDA. 9 okt 1901" (OKT. 1900?)

Stamped by the root: AMB
Lengh: 20.5 cm (8.07 inches
Width: 8 cm (3.14 inches

Received Jan 14, 1964.
Gift from will of Goldsmith A. M. Bottelsen, Smøralmenningen 4, Bergen by his granddaughter (sons daughter) Frida Bottelsen, Ekebergveien 162, Bekkelagshøgda.
Other information:

Frida Bottelsen was a school teacher, and the only grandchild of Andreas Bottelsen. She moved to Oslo, but it is still being researched if she moved there to further her carrier or if she moved to be married.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Andreas Martin Bottelsen's Obituary

Our Dear Father
Goldsmith
Andreas Martin Bottelsen
slept quietly in today, 73 years old.
Bergen, the 2nd of October 1913.
Anna Bottelsen, H.A. Bottelsen,
Born Guldbrandsen. Highcourtlawyer.
(B.A.E)
The way the text is formatted in the translation, I can look like it was H.A. Bottelsen that was born Guldbrandsen, but it is his wife, Anna, that was Guldbrandsen.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Harald A. Bottelsen's Obituary


Death

My dear husband
and my dear father
lawyer
Harald A. Bottelsen
died silently today.
Bergen, 24. November 1941
Anna Bottelsen,
born Guldbrandsen.
Frida
This is the page that it was on, in the Bergen Tidende from 1941, that I found on a microfilm in the Bergen Library.
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Erik Bottelsen obit

Our dear Brother, Erik Bottelsen died silently Sarturday evening, 60 year old. Bergen d. 25th of November 95. The Siblings.

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B. Bottelsen online

I found this about actor B. Bottelsen online. It's from page 160 in Lorentz Dietrichson's book "HVORLEDES BOGEN BLEV TIL. Ogsaa en Erindring". It can be found on http://www.dokpro.uio.no/litteratur/dietrichson/ This is in Norwegian, but a translation will follow later. (PS: I added the italics and bold red letters)

SIDE: 160
Strid om, hvo der efter den sluttede Kontrakt nu var denrette Eier af "Comedihuset" ved Engen, førtes mellem hamog den Bestyrelse, han selv havde indsat for det nye Theater.Denne ærgerlige og for Ole Bull i flere Henseender ubehage-lige Krise fandt i 1858 en kort Karakteristik i "Christiania-posten's" "Blandinger", der er optaget af Blanc i hans The-aterhistorier, idet han siger:"I Anledning af Theaterkrisen indeholder "Kristiania-Posten" for 7. Marts 1858 under "Blandinger" følgende mor-somme Notits". Jeg kan her meddele den i dens oprindeligeForm, som den lød, inden den, jeg ved ikke af hvilken Grund,lidt afstumpet fandt Plads i nævnte Blad:"Det er bemærkningsværdigt, hvilken betydningsfuldRolle Bogstavet B spiller i Theater-Bataljen i Bergen.Bergen er dens Baggrund, Begyndelsen gjør Ole Bull,som indkalder som Instruktør Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, hansModstander er Bestyrelsen, der bestaar af DHrr. Bonnevie,Blytt, Busch og Beyer; Striden betræffer Theatrets Byg-ning; i Striden blandes Ole Bulls Broder, Edvard Bull, ind,Striden overføres i Bladene, og "Bergensposten" bliver Kamp-pladsen ligesom tidligere "Bergenske Blade". Hr. SkuespillerB. Bottelsen aabner Rækken af Underskrifterne under Skue-spillernes Beretning om sin Stilling til Sagen. Ole Bullbelønnes med Blomster, Bj. Bjørnson arrangerer et Bal-en-masque, og det hele er en bedrøvelig Begivenhed."Siden Theaterhistoriens Forfatter finder Notitsen "mor-som", og siden Artikelen er ligesaa uskyldig som ubetydelig,har jeg intet imod at erkjende mig som dens Forfatter, dader ofte har været spurgt derefter i Bergen.Men -- som sagt -- Barndommen var endt, Ungdommenbegyndte, og jeg afslutter her disse Skildringer fra min Fødeby,idet jeg gaar over til Studenterdagene.Der er to Ting, der staar for mig som smukkere i Bergenend noget andetsteds; Græsset synes mig altid grønnere der,og Domkirkens Klokker synes mig at have en smukkere Klang

Friday, February 15, 2008

What is in the works

There are a couple of excerps from a couple of books that is excerpted in regard to the
history of Bernt Andreas Bottelsen.
The next translation that will come is the excerps about Andreas Martin Bottelsen.
Then there will be translation of obituaries, and other newspaper clippings.
There will be uploaded pictures of works made by Andreas Martin Bottelsen that are in the
"Brukskunst Museet", (Museum of useful art) in Bergen.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

New Finds Log blog

This blog is to show all the new exiting stuff that is found in regard to the Bottelsen's that lived in Norway from the mid 1760's until present day.

The family history tree that is found at http://runelarsen.99k.org/allbottel/