| Accession # |
41.1275.383 |
|
Artist |
Unknown
|
| Title |
Reliquary Locket |
| Date |
18th-19th century |
| Medium |
"Relics," hair, and bone on cloth background in silver frame with glass lenses |
| Dimensions |
1 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm) |
| Credit Line |
Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 42, Drawer A
|
| Description |
Strips of paper with saints' names on them are attached to a cruciform tree set against a cloth background. The paper strips--"filacteria"--appear to identify miniscule fragments--relics--of the saints. |
