Caption

Gilded silver vase and a monstrance, displayed at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, page, photomechanical print, number: '-37', number: '50 . 51', number: '50 - 51', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, cliché maker: Simonau & Toovey, Antwerp, 1864 - in or before 1866, paper, photolithography, height 242 mm x width 172 mm, vessels and utensils used in the church, relics (and reliquaries), Period, 1864, A photograph of two ornate metal objects on stands against a plain backdrop, the object on the left is larger with a rounded top topped by a miniature architectural crown and a cross, its surface covered in engraved decorative motifs and beaded borders, the body narrowing into a flared base with chains and pendants hanging from a lower band, while the object on the right is smaller with a rectangular, cathedral-like structure featuring pointed spires and arched details mounted on a slender column and a multi-sided base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_177

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56.6Mb (11.7Mb) / 12.5in x 17.5in / 3761 x 5264 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gilded silver vase monstrance displayed exhibition religious objects Middle Ages Renaissance 1864 Mechelen page photomechanical print number -37 50 51 50 - 51 photographer Joseph Maes cliché maker Simonau & Toovey Antwerp 1864 - 1866 paper photolithography height 242 mm x width 172 mm vessels utensils church relics reliquaries Period photograph two ornate metal objects stands plain backdrop object left larger rounded top topped miniature architectural crown cross surface covered engraved decorative motifs beaded borders body narrowing flared base chains pendants hanging lower band right smaller rectangular cathedral- structure featuring pointed spires arched details mounted slender column multi-sided base