Ihász István - Pintér János szerk.: Történeti Muzeológiai Szemle: A Magyar Múzeumi Történész Társulat Évkönyve 6. (Budapest, 2006)

II. Módszertan - Műhely - Közlemények - Gócsáné Móró Csilla: Blaskovichok a Rákóczi-korban, a Rákóczi-kor és kultusztárgyai a Blaskovich-gyűjteményben

December 1711. In the letter the County of Esztergom testifies to Samu Blaskovich's „praiseworthy conduct" throughout the kuruc times. István Blaskovich was the only person in the family who assumed military duties in the Rákóczi War of Independence. He was a keen participator of military operations under László Ocskay in the camp of Miklós Bercsényi. The Blaskovich brothers, though belonging to two opposing political parties, seemed to keep up a good relationship and remain loyal to each other. This is testified by the will of Sámuel written in 1736, which provides for the orphans of István, named Kata and József. The first national display of the Blaskovich family collection was organised with the contribution of Gyula Blaskovich (1843-1911). The head of the family living in Nagybánya (Baia Mare) put the most precious items of his collection on display in the historical main group of the National Millenary Exhibition in Budapest. Having been the owner nominated and the items selected by the organizing committee, all in all 21 items were put on show in the historical main group of the millenary exhibition: 11 pipes from the 18th— 19th centuries, two sets of harnesses from the 18th century, a pair of silver-mounted pistols from the 18th century, 1 Turkish dagger with silver sheath, a 19th-century ceremonial sword decorated with silver-gilt mounting, with hilt made of bone, and with a velvet sheath, an 18th-century gilded ceremonial sword and bracelet, both gilded and studded with turquoise and 2 girdles for short fur-lined coats (mente) from the 17th century. The prince's cult started to evolve in the 19th century, but it culminated in the second half of the century. It is no wonder then that after the active participation of the Blaskovich family during '48-'49 and their role on county level in the Reform Age, the descendants promoted the Rákóczi cult. This explains why the family members at the end of the 19th and during the 20th centuries attributed so many objects of the Blaskovich collection to the personality of the prince or thought them to be contemporary items, which today's experts date to later eras. The group of weapons are represented by firearms (rifled gun, silver-, and gold-mounted pair of pistols), Turkish dagger, ceremonial sword as well as striking weapons. Accessories of the traditional Hungarian ceremonial attire to be found in the Blaskovich collection: breast rosettes from the 17th century, high cap decorations, harnesses from the 18th century, meerschaum pipes, chests and paintings represent the material of the Rákóczi cult and era. The cult culminated in the reburial of the prince and his companions in 1906, but the Rákóczi exhibition in Kassa (Kosice) in 1903 was of almost as great importance, too. Seven objects from the Blaskovich collection were on display at this event.