Art from Norway

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1547A

Date Released

29 Jan 1959

Date submitted

22 Jan 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Prince’s Indian Tour
2. 2A Stout Effort Fails
3. 3A Fine Model
4. 4Art from Norway
5. 5Bounding Cadets
6. 6In the Sun

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Art From Norway. DESCRIPTION: Shown at the Norwegian Art Exhibition in London is a bride’s crown of the sixteenth century, to give one example. The most valuable of all the exhibits is a twelfth century tapestry, one of the five oldest tapestries in the world. Early silver tankards were on show. Inside one of them are drinking pegs. Each guest would drink down to the next peg. SHOTLIST: CU tapestry (key). MS girl handling bride’s crown of the 16th century. CU girl places crown on her head. CU girl handles Viking spur made of gold. LS 12th century tapestry (5th oldest in world), MS same. CU section of tapestry. MS same. CU another section of tapestry. LS oak statue of St Olaf (1250). MS same. CU head of statue. CU SS head of man in soapstone from Trondheim Cathedral. Front shot same. MS head of King Eystein. CU same. MS early silver tankards on table - girl selects one. CU girl opens tankard revealing drinking pegs.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; England

Card file number

76123

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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