Shrine
1600-1613 (made)
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Ebony veneer on ?pine core with applied silver figures and silver and gilded silver decoration.
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Materials and techniques | silver, gilding, Madagascar ebony veneer, ?pine; casting, chasing, veneering |
Brief description | Ebony veneer on ?oak with applied silver figures and decoration, Germany, Augsburg, 1600-13, Christoph Lencker |
Physical description | Ebony veneer on ?pine core with applied silver figures and silver and gilded silver decoration. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Maker's mark an interlaced 'CL' in an oval, and Augsburg town mark for 1600-1605 stamped at lower right of the Virgin Mary's robe. |
Gallery label | House Shrine
German, town mark of Augsburg; 1600-10
Ebony and Silver
Mark of Christian Lencker (apprenticed 1575, master 1584, died 1613)
This portable altar was intended for private devotions, either in a bedchamber or when travelling. Lencker was one of the most prestigious Augsburg goldsmiths of his generation, working for the Hapsburg court and Wittelsbach Dukes in Bavaria. He was appointed Assay Master in 1610. He specialised in embossed and chased silver sculpture, as well as more conventional vessels.(pre-2010) |
Credit line | Given by Dr W. H. L Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
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Accession number | M.1-1953 |
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Record created | January 6, 2005 |
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