Rosary
1750-1800 (made)
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Rosary of wooden beads arranged in five decades on a red silk cord, with paters of silver-gilt and three pendants:
a. Loose oval gilt-bronze medallion in a silver frame, with heads of saints on each side.
b. Wooden amulet of a clenched fist (Neidfeige) with the thumb protruding between the first and second fingers, in a silver mount.
c. Silver-gilt pilgrimage medal from Einsiedlen in a silver mount, showing the Last Supper on one side, and ... on the other.
a. Loose oval gilt-bronze medallion in a silver frame, with heads of saints on each side.
b. Wooden amulet of a clenched fist (Neidfeige) with the thumb protruding between the first and second fingers, in a silver mount.
c. Silver-gilt pilgrimage medal from Einsiedlen in a silver mount, showing the Last Supper on one side, and ... on the other.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Wooden and silver-gilt beads with silver-mounted pendants on a red silk cord |
Brief description | Rosary of wood and silver beads with pendants, Switzerland or Austria, 18th century. |
Physical description | Rosary of wooden beads arranged in five decades on a red silk cord, with paters of silver-gilt and three pendants: a. Loose oval gilt-bronze medallion in a silver frame, with heads of saints on each side. b. Wooden amulet of a clenched fist (Neidfeige) with the thumb protruding between the first and second fingers, in a silver mount. c. Silver-gilt pilgrimage medal from Einsiedlen in a silver mount, showing the Last Supper on one side, and ... on the other. |
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Credit line | Given by Walter Child |
Production | Purchased at Brixen |
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Literary reference | Last Supper |
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Accession number | M.136-1909 |
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Record created | January 4, 2008 |
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