1985.52.2050

Collection type

Object

Description

Amulet, circular relic box carved from box wood, containing four relics and a circular painted plaque framed behind a glass panel. [RB 04/07/2012]

Long description

Amulet, circular relic box carved from box wood, containing four relics and a circular painted plaque framed behind a glass panel. In the centre of the relic box there is a circular ?plaster plaque with a Sacred Heart painted on it in coloured pigment. This is surrounded by decorative scrolls of paper with gold edges. Nestled into these scrolls are four relics, however the relics are not visible. Over the top of each there is a strip of paper. Printed in black on thow strips of paper are saint's names: 'Fr. de Sales' [St. Francis de Sales], Chantal' [St. Jane Frances de Chantal]. 'Stes Relique' and 'Pâte facr[?]' are on the other two pieces of paper. There is a piece of cotton yarn around the inner edge of the box, on top of the glass. The box looks as though it would once have had a lid. [RB 04/07/2012]

Geographical reference

France

Europe > Western Europe > France

Paris

Person

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Wellcome Institute

PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1931

Date collected

By 1931

Acquisition information

Transferred: 1985

Materials and processes

Material Box Wood Plant, Material Glass, Material Paper Plant, Material Foil Metal, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Plaster, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Glued, Process Printed, Process Decorated

Dimensions

Length x Width: max 38 x 15 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1985.52.2050 Other numbers: 4136

Search terms: Religion, Box, Amulet, Religious Object