Unknown Spanish
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
Not on view

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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
[none]
[none]
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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Cross
Unknown Spanish
1600
Polychromed glass and wood
36.55
Unknown German
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones, and silver
74.249.2
Crucifix only
Unknown German
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones, and silver
74.249.1
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
2001.970
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Royal Fly Whisk
Unknown African
1900–1975
Gilt wood, fabric, horsehair
75.580
Gilt Head
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gilt copper with shell inlay eyes
2001.1063
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.971
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.972
Image provided by Kunstkammer Georg Laue.
Unknown European
c. 1580
Horn, faceted amber beads, rock crystal, reverse-painted and reverse-gilt
BF.2024.4
Hat with Pangolin Skin
Unknown African
1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500
Processional Cross
Unknown Spanish
c. 1400
Silver-gilt, enamel, and wood
2018.135