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1700 / 1799, Spain

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Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert Museum
Identifier
332-1890
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Material
Metal silver thread
Silk
Depiction
  • Geometrical motif 35%
  • Geometrical motif 61%
  • Geometrical motif 64%
  • Geometrical motif 76%
Dimension
1.9 cm (depth)
10.3 cm (length)
7.9 cm (width)
Production time
1700 / 1799
17th century (dates CE)
18th century (dates CE)
Production place
Spain

Description

Vertical oval pendant, consisting of a frame of curved filigree scrolls surrounding an oval glass case containing a relic described as a piece of St Francis' sackcloth (saccum). On the back is a red wax impression of an unknown cardinal's seal. There is a ring for suspension made from a band of twisted wires at the top, resting on a filigree bead. Silver-gilt filigree reliquary containing a piece of St Francis' robe, Spain, 1700-1799.

The data contained in ADASilk comes from the archives of Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, CDMT Terrassa, Europeana, Gallica, Garín 1820, Joconde Database of French Museum Collections, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mobilier International, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Musée des Tissus, Musei di Venezia, Museo de Arte Sacro El Tesoro de la Concepción, Paris Musées, Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España, Rhode Island School of Design, Sicily Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian, Versailles, Victoria and Albert Museum. The Virtual Loom and Spatio-Temporal Maps visualizations have been developed by Universitat de Valencia. ADASilk is based on a generic exploratory search engine for knowledge graphs being developed at EURECOM and includes scientific contributions from Universitat de Valencia, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Lyon 2, Universita Degli Studi di Palermo, GARIN 1820 S.A., Institut Jozef Stefan, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Monkeyfab, and Instituto Cervantes.

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