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Reliquary: M/P.12-1938

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Rock crystal with enamelled gold mounts. Of elongated octagonal plan.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

L.D. Cunliffe Bequest, 1937

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.2 cm
Height: 6 cm
Width: 3.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1700 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of rock crystal
Mount composed of enamel gold

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/P.12-1938
Primary reference Number: 139851
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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