Title

Pyx, 12th century, (1843).Artist: Henry Shaw

Caption

Pyx, 12th century, (1843). Container for consecrated communion bread. This example was made of gilt copper with the ornaments relieved in blue and green Limoge enamel. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1843

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C11_430

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,7Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,2in x 14,6in / 3966 x 4382 (300dpi)

Keywords

food religious religion container box color colour cross medieval Christianity century crucifix ecclesiastical host wafer 19th century mediaeval Middle Ages Holy Communion nineteenth century bread The Print Collector 12th century pyx Henry Shaw H Henry Shaw Henry Shaw Shaw Henry Shaw H enamel Henry Shaw