Cruet
ca. 1400-1450 (made)
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Altar cruets contained the water and wine used in the Mass. These ones are enamelled on the foot with ‘A’ for aqua (water) and ‘V’ for vinum (wine). They are of unusually high quality and may have been made for a private chapel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, partially gilt and enamelled |
| Brief description | Silver, parcel-gilt and enamel, Netherlands, ca.1400-50 |
| Physical description | Cruet for the Mass. Silver parcel-gilt with enamelled details. Octagonal, the body supported on a stem with eight-lobed knop rising from an eight-pointed foot marked V(vinum) or A(aqua). The lid is surmounted by a foliated finial. |
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| Production | South Netherlandish |
| Summary | Altar cruets contained the water and wine used in the Mass. These ones are enamelled on the foot with ‘A’ for aqua (water) and ‘V’ for vinum (wine). They are of unusually high quality and may have been made for a private chapel. |
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| Accession number | M.587A-1910 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2000 |
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