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Holy Martyrs casket

Gold and silver work

Anonymous

Late 17th - early 18th century

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Of the holy martyrs casket, only the silver plates are now conserved that, acting as a cover, were adapted to the tomb-shaped wooden casket where the relics were kept, always closed and sealed, according to custom, beginning around the 16th century, with regard to the authenticity of the remains of the saints and their conservation and custody. As a result, for their exhibition in cabinets or altars, or to carry them in processions there were sumptuary structures that only had sides and a top, and were slightly longer, wider and higher than the wooden caskets or those made of wood lined with silver. Formally speaking, their architectural structure harks back to the Gothic forms of the 14th century, with the inclusion of the convex lid used during the 16th century; however, the ornamental tendency of crests, knobs, images, floral engraving and stamping, borders of ovolos, laurels, acanthus, pinheads, and pearls may be included in the derivations of the styles typical of the Barcelona workshops of J. Perutxena and F. Via. At different points on the flat surfaces we see the stamp of the Vic workshop, preceded by a cross and set in a rectangle.

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Location

Room 19 , Floor 2

18 Leather

19 Gold, Silver and Metalworking Arts

20 Forge Work

21 Ceramics

22 Study Galleries

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PLACE OF EXECUTION

Catalonia

PERIOD

Late 17th - early 18th century

Material

Silver cast, fretted, embossed, engraved, dotted and gilt

Dimensions

34 x 35 x 23 cm

Origin

From the parish church of Santa Maria in Manlleu

WORK NUMBER

MEV 16638