Reliquary of 'The True Cross'
Reliquary
1842 (made)
1842 (made)
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Oval reliquary, enclosed in a gilded, moulded metal frame and glazed. The central panel is covered in ribbed, blue paper and the outer rim and sides are covered in ribbed, white and textured papers. In the centre is a mounted cushion of red velvet with gilded ornamentation. Two fragments of wood, labelled 'Vraie Croix' are mounted in a cross and surrounded by a wreath of foliage and fruits made from rolled orange paper strips with gilded edges. Ten more relics are mounted around the edge, starting from the top and reading clockwise in French, they are inscribed respectively:
St. F. de Sales
linge qui a touche le C de Ste. Therese
differentes Martyrs
Ste. Cecile
St. Louis Roi
St. Vincent Ferrier
St. Roch
Ste. Maxime
Martyrs des Catacombes
Ste. Philomene
This is surrounded by a similar but larger rolled paper wreath. The back is covered with yellow paper on which is inscribed in ink 'Diverses reliques apportés de Rome par ma souer Thérèse Laure, le 18 juin 1842, avec leurs authentiques et attestations'.
St. F. de Sales
linge qui a touche le C de Ste. Therese
differentes Martyrs
Ste. Cecile
St. Louis Roi
St. Vincent Ferrier
St. Roch
Ste. Maxime
Martyrs des Catacombes
Ste. Philomene
This is surrounded by a similar but larger rolled paper wreath. The back is covered with yellow paper on which is inscribed in ink 'Diverses reliques apportés de Rome par ma souer Thérèse Laure, le 18 juin 1842, avec leurs authentiques et attestations'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Reliquary of 'The True Cross' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and wood |
| Brief description | Paper-work reliquary in an oval form, said to include a fragment of 'The True Cross' and ten other fragmentary relics. French, ca. 1842. |
| Physical description | Oval reliquary, enclosed in a gilded, moulded metal frame and glazed. The central panel is covered in ribbed, blue paper and the outer rim and sides are covered in ribbed, white and textured papers. In the centre is a mounted cushion of red velvet with gilded ornamentation. Two fragments of wood, labelled 'Vraie Croix' are mounted in a cross and surrounded by a wreath of foliage and fruits made from rolled orange paper strips with gilded edges. Ten more relics are mounted around the edge, starting from the top and reading clockwise in French, they are inscribed respectively: St. F. de Sales linge qui a touche le C de Ste. Therese differentes Martyrs Ste. Cecile St. Louis Roi St. Vincent Ferrier St. Roch Ste. Maxime Martyrs des Catacombes Ste. Philomene This is surrounded by a similar but larger rolled paper wreath. The back is covered with yellow paper on which is inscribed in ink 'Diverses reliques apportés de Rome par ma souer Thérèse Laure, le 18 juin 1842, avec leurs authentiques et attestations'. |
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| Accession number | W.33-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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