Figures of the Virgin and Child reliquary
On display
Figure of standing Virgin and Child; the Child holds a bird, at the Virgin's feet an angel holds a shield argent a bend azure. Set within an interlaced fence. Mounted on an octagonal base, the front formed by a rock-crystal panel inclosing a relic. On the other sides are engraved: The Annunciation; The Visitation; The Nativity; The Adoration of the Magi; The Presentation in the Temple; The Massacre of the Innocents; The Flight into Egypt.
Details
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Title
Figures of the Virgin and Child reliquary
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Associated place
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Date
c. 1470 - 1480 -
Material and technique
silver, parcel-gilt, enamel, semi-precious stones, rock crystal, copper-gilt base, wax
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Object type
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Dimensions
17.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm (length x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.8
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