Monstrance

Monstrance

Public Domain

Monstrance
CultureSpanish (Barcelona)
Titles
  • Monstrance
Datec. 1520–1530
MediumSilver-gilt with glass insert
Dimensions24 3/4 × 12 × 8 1/16 in. (62.9 × 30.5 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.141
Non exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceAristocratic French family collection, Paris, since c. 1890; [Coutau-Begarie, Paris, 28 May 2021, lot 102]; [Sam Fogg, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Hallmarks stamped at the top of each column and at the center of the proper right foot: BA
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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Reliquary
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones, and silver
74.249.2
Crucifix only
Crucifix
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones, and silver
74.249.1
Overall.
Placide Poussielgue-Rusand
Ciborium
1847–1891
Silver-gilt
2024.109.A,.B
Cross
Cross
1600
Polychromed glass and wood
36.55
Tunic
Tunic
1100–1450 AD
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2001.970
Headdress Ornament
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100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Crown
Crown
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.971
Crown
Crown
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.972
Royal Fly Whisk
Royal Fly Whisk
1900–1975
Gilt wood, fabric, horsehair
75.580
Gilt Head
Gilt Head
100–800 AD
Gilt copper with shell inlay eyes
2001.1063
Image provided by Kunstkammer Georg Laue.
Reverse-painted Rosary with Pendant
c. 1580
Horn, faceted amber beads, rock crystal, reverse-painted and reverse-gilt
BF.2024.4
Hat with Pangolin Skin
Hat with Pangolin Skin
1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500