Reliquary
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1500 - 1600
Materials
Wood, oil paint and gilding.
Measurements
730 x 523 x 260 mm
Place of origin
Spain
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338043
Summary
16th century Spanish reliquary in the form of a bust of a bearded man, wearing a ruff and tall, brown hat. Faint inscription around base. St Ignatius. Figure has an oval hole in its chest with a hinge each side, and a lockable door in its back. Damage to hat, front and plinth. In notebook no.5, page 68 (1340945.5) Charles Wade refers to: 'Mermaid no. 51 Spanish Reliquary S.Ignatius. Carved painted & gilt Bust in 16th Cent. costume with ruff & hat with upturned brim. Lettering around base: PRECATOR NOSTER CENON ORA PRO NOBIS' Includes sketch with dimensions.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 5 Second Floor, 1944, Page 68