Verge Head
ca. 1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This is one of a pair of verge-heads shaped like a six-sided Gothic tower designed to be fitted on top of a rod. During high ceremonies the verger, a church official, held the staff before the bishop or dean as a symbol of office.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, pierced and cast |
| Brief description | Spain, Valencia. about 1500; Church plate, Continental |
| Physical description | Verge head, silver, (one of a pair). The head in the form of a six-sided tower with six pierced traceried windows surmounted by ogee canopies and separated by round turrets; pointed roof pierced with traceried sides and finial formed of cast leaves surmounted by a cross.Tubular, slightly tapering socket attached to the head by a flattened , six sided knop with a turned finial at each corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Town mark of Valencia: VA |
| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 55/4478A Dr WL Hildburgh FSA Bequest Hildburgh Bequest 55/44784. Acquired in Madrid, 1927 Part of parcel cresting around bottom of head of 256 broken away. One of turrets on 256A dented and disformed. Part of 256 is later replacement. |
| Production | Maker unidentified, Communidad Valencia |
| Summary | This is one of a pair of verge-heads shaped like a six-sided Gothic tower designed to be fitted on top of a rod. During high ceremonies the verger, a church official, held the staff before the bishop or dean as a symbol of office. |
| Associated object | M.256-1956 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Oman, Charles. The Golden Age of Hispanic Silver 1400-1665, London, HMSO, 1968 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.256A-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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