reliquary

Object NameReliquary Goblet

Made FromGlass, Bone (?), Paper, Wood

Date1700-1799

TechniqueBlown, mold-blown, applied, tooled

SizeOverall H: 18.8 cm; Foot Diam: 7.7 cm

Accession Number2009.3.95

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The label on this reliquary identify the contents as the bones of saint Paulinus.

Place Made

Italy, Venice

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, mold-blown (stem). Cylindrical bowl with fire-polished rim and flat base with projecting flange; joined by merese and glue bit to second merese atop mold-blown (16 ribs) inverted baluster stem; attached by merese to a shallow blown foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Domed lid with flanged rim, surmounted by centered raspberry prunt attached by glue bit; lid tied to vessel and sealed. Paper label: “S. Paulini M. Romani”.
Vessels contains one piece of bone(?), now broken into three pieces and “dust”.
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