Religious Pendant
1700-1799 (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SACCUM S.FRANCISCI' (On paper label on front.)
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| Object history | Bought from Dr Marco Guastalla for £3 on 16th April 1890 |
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| Accession number | 332-1890 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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