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Reliquary

1600-1625 (made)

Cylindrical glass relic-holder on triangular platform on which kneel three angels (one missing). At the angles are three columns which support the canopy on which stands a domed temple surmounted by a crucifix. Baluster stem cast with acanthus leaf ornament and rounded knop cast with strapwork and cherubs. Base in the form of a trefoil triangle.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Glass
  • Reliquary
  • Finial
  • Finial
Brief description
Copper-gilt, Spain, 1600-1625.
Physical description
Cylindrical glass relic-holder on triangular platform on which kneel three angels (one missing). At the angles are three columns which support the canopy on which stands a domed temple surmounted by a crucifix. Baluster stem cast with acanthus leaf ornament and rounded knop cast with strapwork and cherubs. Base in the form of a trefoil triangle.
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles. The Golden Age of Hispanic Silver, 1400-1665. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968.
  • Robinson, John Charles, ed. Catalogue of the special loan exhibition of Spanish and Portuguese ornamental art: South Kensington Museum. London, Chapman & Hall, 1881).
Collection
Accession number
190-1866

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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