Tabernacle Door
17th century (made)
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Wrought iron tabernacle door, originally highly coloured. Traces remain of varnish, gold leaf, bright yellow, red ochre, blue glaze, bright blue, mid blue, white, grey, red brown, oil size and coral red. Gilding can be seen on the sacred monogram, and the names 'MAR' and 'ANA'. Fleur-de-lis ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, painted and gilded |
| Brief description | Tabernacle door, wrought iron with traces of red and blue, gilding traces on the sacred monogram and the names 'MAR' and 'ANA', fleu-de-lis ornament, made in Spain, 17th century |
| Physical description | Wrought iron tabernacle door, originally highly coloured. Traces remain of varnish, gold leaf, bright yellow, red ochre, blue glaze, bright blue, mid blue, white, grey, red brown, oil size and coral red. Gilding can be seen on the sacred monogram, and the names 'MAR' and 'ANA'. Fleur-de-lis ornament. |
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| Gallery label | TABERNACLE DOOR
Wrought iron
Spain; 17th century
This door was originally highly coloured; traces of the original red and blue can still be seen, along with gilding on the sacred monogram, and the names MAR (for the Virgin Mary) and ANA (Mary's mother).
Museum No. M.258-1923(07/1994) |
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| Accession number | M.258-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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