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Chalice
Chalice, silver gilt, mediaeval shape with hexafoil foot with moulded edge rising to hexagonal stem with central knop bearing four lozenge-shaped bosses supporting a six-lobed calyx in which sits a plain rounded bowl; engraved on the calyx, knop and foot with various foliate motifs in variously shaped cartouches with matted grounds, one of these on the foot additionally with a cross to which five differently coloured stones have been applied.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51714
Acquisition
Gift, 9/10/2012
Given by Father Raymond O'Shea
Measurements
Height
(cm): 24.2
diam(cm) rim:11.4
diam(cm)
diam(cm) foot:15.9
diam(cm)
Height
(in): 9
diam(in) rim:4 1/2
diam(in)
diam(in) foot:6 1/4
diam(in)
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
spun
forming
Applied Art
cut
decoration
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver gilt
stone
Location
In store
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