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Reliquary shrine: MAR.M.54-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Reliquary shrine of gilt-copper. Standing on an elongated quatrefoil base, pierced with quatrefoils, is a square miniature church. It is roofed with a cone-shaped tower in the centre and four gable ends. The two sides are flanked by towers with cone-shaped roofs. The front and rear walls are pierced by a double lancet window in an embrasure framed by an egg-headed moulding.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.5 cm
Length: 8.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Augsburg ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Circa 1500 CE - 1530 CE

Note

W. Maurice Rosenheim on 28th February 1914 recorded his opinion that it came from Augsburg, c. 1520. Elsewhere it has been described as Rhenish.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gilt

Materials used in production

Copper

Techniques used in production

Gilt-copper : Gilt-copper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.54-1912
Primary reference Number: 30621
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 22 January 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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