Sujet

Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill.

Légende

Reliquary, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a medieval reliquary (a container for the relics of saints). The polygonal crystal container is mounted in silver, with the ends showing saints and other religious figures. It is described as 'Church Plate' with no indication of where it was made. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_008

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,4Mo (1,8Mo) / 34,3cm x 47,0cm / 4053 x 5553 (300dpi)

Mots clés

religieux arts religion métal livre boîte musée cristal argent médiéval Christianisme dévotion saint saints boîtes siècle littérature objet façonné concept objet façonné cercueil de dévotion 19e siècle B W Âges Moyens 14ème siècle Quatorzième Siècle dix-neuvième siècle reliquaire The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A chasse V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston W. M. McGill McGill W. M. W M McGill McGill W M WM McGill McGill WM W.M. McGill McGill W.M.