Sujet

Metal Pyx, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Metal Pyx, 1850. Item from an 'Exhibition of Ancient and Mediaeval Art at the Society of Arts, in John-street, Adelphi', [London]. '...a Pyx, or Ciborium, from the museum of the Archeological Institute. This was the vessel in which the paten or holy wafer for sacramental purposes was kept; and the will of Henry VII. supplies us with some curious particulars. From this we learn that for the purpose of furnishing all such parish churches as only possessed one of "copre or tymbre", he directs that a great number of these Pyxes shall be made of silver, and gilt, each of the value of £4; and then describes how that the said Pyxes shall be "garnisshed with our armes and rede roses, and portcolis crowned".'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A34_193

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,8Mo (1,3Mo) / 23,1cm x 42,0cm / 2732 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

religious religion British church decoration decorative medieval Christianity Victorian century Britain ecclesiastical newspapers press exhibition B&W engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News pyx ILN newspaper Unknown King Henry VII Henry VII Henry Tudor container Ciborium King of England 19th-century