a dedicated charger from old calabar with a 3 flowers. Gluck ( 1895 - 1978

Gluck ( 1895 - 1978 ) was an artist noted for portraits and still life paintings of flowers which became popular in the 1930's with the help of designer and florist constance spry

the medallion was made of metal from the much loved first Mauretania of 1906 to 1935

though not significant in efik culture it may have a similar interpretation as a symbol of eternal cyclical renewal

the kunstsammlungen der vests coburg and the pforzheim museum

a dedicated charger from old calabar with a 3 flowers. Gluck ( 1895 - 1978a commissioned brass embossed charger from old calabar. the plate is simply decorated with a posey of thee flowers with an embossed dedication on the rim that reads " from mr & mrs r. o. darley to mr. justice h. s. & mrs. palmer mr justice Horace palmer p. d. g. reg. was a past master of calabar lodge no. 3434. in retirement he wrote a book " milestones in the first 50 years of calabar lodge no. 3434 in the language of flowers ( floriography ) the