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1915

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2015

2025

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Chasse with Saints and Angels Reliquary

This is a reliquary. It is dated 16th century and we acquired it in 1915. Its medium is gold, metal, enamel, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

  • Vanity Case
  • gold, enamel, diamonds, mirrored plate glass.
  • Lent by Private Collection.
  • 13.2016.36

Its dimensions are

L x W (a): 13.8 × 5.1 cm (5 7/16 in. × 2 in.) L x W (b): 14.3 × 9.4 cm (5 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.) L x W (c): 13.7 × 5.2 cm (5 3/8 × 2 1/16 in.) L x W (d): 13.8 × 5.3 cm (5 7/16 × 2 1/16 in.) L x W (e): 3.4 × 2.9 cm (1 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Chasse with Saints and Angels Reliquary; France; gold, metal, enamel, wood; L x W (a): 13.8 × 5.1 cm (5 7/16 in. × 2 in.) L x W (b): 14.3 × 9.4 cm (5 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.) L x W (c): 13.7 × 5.2 cm (5 3/8 × 2 1/16 in.) L x W (d): 13.8 × 5.3 cm (5 7/16 × 2 1/16 in.) L x W (e): 3.4 × 2.9 cm (1 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.); 1915-27-17-a/e

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