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1630~, Spain

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Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert Museum
Identifier
M.542:1 to 3-1911
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Technique
  • Embroidery 99%
  • Embroidery 100%
  • Embroidery 80%
  • Embroidery 87%
Depiction
  • Vegetal motif 60%
Dimension
22.5 cm (height)
26.8 cm (length)
19 cm (width)
Production time
1630~
17th century (dates CE)
Production place
Spain

Description

Rectangular casket, wooden core, silver panels, embossed strapwork, 4 ball feet joined to body by winged masks, lid with 8 pinnacles and finial, brass key, red cloth, gold trim interior, containing decorated cloth with IHS inscribed. Casket with wooden core, silver panels, embossed strapwork, and embroidered floral silk cover, Spain, ca. 1630 Silver Gallery: This casket with a wooden core and silver panels appears at first to be for everyday use. Its embossed strapwork, pinnacles, ball feet and winged cherub heads are all secular in character. Its function however was religious. Inside, the box has a red damask silk lining and a cloth of beige silk with a colourful floral embroidery and an IHS-monogram with three nails representing Christ's Passion. Such caskets were known to contain the Eucharist or relics. Some examples of this type have a lid surmounted by a cross. [26/11/2002] This casket with a wooden core and silver panels appears at first to be for everyday use. Its embossed strapwork, pinnacles, ball feet and winged cherub heads are all secular in character. Its function however was religious. Inside, the box has a red damask silk lining and a cloth of beige silk with a colourful floral embroidery and an IHS-monogram with three nails representing Christ's Passion. Such caskets were known to contain the Eucharist or relics. Some examples of this type have a lid surmounted by a cross.

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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