1985.52.1113.2

Collection type

Object

Description

Amulet, lid for an oval-shaped silk brocade reliquary, with a base [.1] containing a figure of the Virgin Mary, textile relics and saint names. [ACA 02/05/2012]

Long description

Amulet, oval-shaped silk brocade reliquary, with a base [.1] containing a figure of the Virgin Mary, textile relics and saint names, and a lid [.2]. The reliquary is oval-shaped with pointed ends. The outside of the base and lid are covered with a red and cream silk brocade with a textile a metal wire border. There is also a silk ribbon which would have joined the two halves together however the ribbon is broken so is only attached to the base. The inside of each half of the reliquary has a lined blue silk textile. The base has a layer of glass where beneath there is a figure of the Virgin Mary surrounded by scrolls of orange card with gold gilded edges. There are also four scrolls of paper inscribed in black ink with the following: "St Luc", "St Donat", "Ste Ursule", "St Arsene". Beneath each of the names is some cottonwool which has a fragment of textile glued to it. [ACA 02/05/2012]

Geographical reference

France

Europe > Western Europe > France

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 Textile, Material Pottery, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Material Cottonwool Fibre Plant, Material Paper Plant, Process Brocaded Woven, Process Inscribed, Process Gilded, Process Glued, Process Stitched

Dimensions

Height: max 108 mm, Width: max 68 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1985.52.1113.2 Other numbers: 2236

Search terms: Religion, Box, Figure, Writing, Amulet, Religious Object, Lid, Inscription