Reliquary
15th century (made)
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Silver; a vertical glass cylinder mounted with plain bands, repousse with a floral border and united by buttresses and pinnacles, is supported by a hexagonal stem with gadrooned knop. The whole stands on a spreading six- lobed base; at the top is a small tabernacle, enshrining two representations facing opposite ways of the Virgin with the Infant Saviour and St. John and surmounted by a cross.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, repousse |
| Brief description | Possibly England, 15th century Church Plate |
| Physical description | Silver; a vertical glass cylinder mounted with plain bands, repousse with a floral border and united by buttresses and pinnacles, is supported by a hexagonal stem with gadrooned knop. The whole stands on a spreading six- lobed base; at the top is a small tabernacle, enshrining two representations facing opposite ways of the Virgin with the Infant Saviour and St. John and surmounted by a cross. |
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| Accession number | 731-1891 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2005 |
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