Monstrance
1575-1600
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A monstrance is an open or transparent vessel in which the Host (the bread consecrated in the Eucharist) may be displayed, either on an altar or in processions. It is usually made of gold or silver.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt; embossing, engraving and casting. |
| Brief description | Silver gilt, Spain (possibly Toledo), last quarter of the 16th century. |
| Physical description | Round monstrance embossed with cherubs and cartouches and framed with engraved panels and cast cherubs. Cylindrical knop with four shell-topped niches filled with cast figures of the Cardinal Virtues and Temperance. Shaped oblong foot embossed with strapwork, cherubs and busts of bearded heads. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ELISEO
DAVIT (Eliseus was a prophet of Israel -- see Old Testament 1 Kings 19:8-21.
David was the second King of Israel. For his life see the Old Testament, 1 Samuel 16; 1 Kings 2; 1 Chronicles 2, 3, 10-29; Ruth 4:18-22.)
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | Acquired by Leo Hildburgh from the sale of the Baron von Stumm Collection, Berlin, 4th October 1932, Lot 329. |
| Historical context | A monstrance is an open or transparent vessel in which the Host (the bread consecrated in the Eucharist) may be displayed, either on an altar or in processions. It is usually made of gold or silver. |
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| Summary | A monstrance is an open or transparent vessel in which the Host (the bread consecrated in the Eucharist) may be displayed, either on an altar or in processions. It is usually made of gold or silver. |
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| Accession number | M.384-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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