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Religious Pendant

1700-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vertical oval pendant, consisting of a frame of curved filigree scrolls surrounding an oval glass case containing a relic described as a piece of St Francis' sackcloth (saccum). On the back is a red wax impression of an unknown cardinal's seal. There is a ring for suspension made from a band of twisted wires at the top, resting on a filigree bead.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Sackcloth relic on silk ground with gilt paper, tinsel and paper label, under glass, backed with red wax seal, in silver-gilt filigree frame
Brief description
Silver-gilt filigree reliquary containing a piece of St Francis' robe, Spain, 1700-1799.
Physical description
Vertical oval pendant, consisting of a frame of curved filigree scrolls surrounding an oval glass case containing a relic described as a piece of St Francis' sackcloth (saccum). On the back is a red wax impression of an unknown cardinal's seal. There is a ring for suspension made from a band of twisted wires at the top, resting on a filigree bead.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.3cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
  • Depth: 1.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SACCUM S.FRANCISCI' (On paper label on front.)
Translation
Sackcloth of St. Francis.
Object history
Bought from Dr Marco Guastalla for £3 on 16th April 1890
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
332-1890

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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