Shrine
ca. 1650-1680 (made)
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This highly worked shrine was probably dedicated to the Virgin. Its narrative scenes depict the events around Christ's birth, and the here missing crowning figure of the Virgin would have been the most prominent feature. The overall form is reminiscent of tomb monuments surviving in and around Gdansk (Poland), particularly those at the Oliva Monastery, indicating that the shrine probably originates from Danzig (then Royal Prussia, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) from about the mid 17th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Amber on a wooden core with ivory reliefs on a horn backing, with metal hinges and locks |
| Brief description | Shrine, amber on a wooden core with ivory reliefs on a horn backing, probably made in Danzig (modern Gdańsk), Royal Prussia, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ca. 1650-1680 |
| Physical description | The three tiers rest on four ball feet of clear amber; panels also of clear amber, faceted above, and with semi-spherical cavities gounged out on the underside, placed over foil, decorate the lowest tier and back, and a clear amber panel carved in a star-shape and laid over foil is set over the central door. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E. M. Dorrell |
| Object history | Given by Miss E.M. Dorrell in 1875. |
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| Summary | This highly worked shrine was probably dedicated to the Virgin. Its narrative scenes depict the events around Christ's birth, and the here missing crowning figure of the Virgin would have been the most prominent feature. The overall form is reminiscent of tomb monuments surviving in and around Gdansk (Poland), particularly those at the Oliva Monastery, indicating that the shrine probably originates from Danzig (then Royal Prussia, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) from about the mid 17th century. |
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| Accession number | 270&:1 to 7-1875 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2004 |
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