Recto: Our Lady the Spouse of the Holy Spirit (Sponsa Spiritus Sancti). Image of the Virgin Mary in a maphorion with her arms crossed on her breast under the dove of the Holy Spirit; pleated drapery in the background. Folds of veil and dress shaded by parallel and intersecting stylus lines. Enclosed in a rectangular double linear frame. Inscription at bottom: 'Sponsa Spiritus Sancti." I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\ WQXBCFS I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Verso: Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Image framed in a laurel wreath; the saint in a biretta holding an open book, a cartouche with an inscription at the bottom, and four roses in the corners of the wreath. Inscription: 'S. Ignatius de Lojola, Societatis Jesu fundator, Terror demonum parturientium refugium." I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\ WQXBCFS I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Double-sided plate, anonymous engraver (unidentified), 18th century. Graphic matrix/print (graphic plate). Dimensions: height 7.1 cm, width 4.7 cm.
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Recto: Our Lady the Spouse of the Holy Spirit (Sponsa Spiritus Sancti). Image of the Virgin Mary in a maphorion with her arms crossed on her breast under the dove of the Holy Spirit; pleated drapery in the background. Folds of veil and dress shaded by parallel and intersecting stylus lines. Enclosed in a rectangular double linear frame. Inscription at bottom: 'Sponsa Spiritus Sancti."
I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\ WQXBCFS
I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Verso: Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Image framed in a laurel wreath; the saint in a biretta holding an open book, a cartouche with an inscription at the bottom, and four roses in the corners of the wreath. Inscription: 'S. Ignatius de Lojola, Societatis Jesu fundator, Terror demonum parturientium refugium."
I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\ WQXBCFS
I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Double-sided plate, anonymous engraver (unidentified), 18th century. Graphic matrix/print (graphic plate). Dimensions: height 7.1 cm, width 4.7 cm.

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Recto Our Lady Spouse Holy Spirit Sponsa Spiritus Sancti Image Virgin Mary maphorion arms crossed breast under dove pleated drapery background Folds veil dress shaded parallel intersecting stylus lines Enclosed rectangular double linear frame Inscription bottom rectangular copper plate rounded corners fills image showing carved oval portrait person wearing robe hat surrounded decorative floral scrollwork engraving plate warm brown copper color darker brown engraved lines areas blackened wear small blue- -white rectangular label perforated edge affixed near top right.

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