. The industrial arts in Spain. ligreework, double-headed cro^vned eagles are frequently met with inthe same style as those made at Cordova and Salamanca. There are interesting specimens at the Kensington Museumwhich give an excellent idea of Spanish silversmiths those already described attention must be drawn to No. 305-66. A silver-gilt cross ornamented with foliage,statuettes of saints and the Evangelists with their emblems,Marked ^2^ About 1560. Height 3 feet 2 inches. No. 302-66. Silver-gilt chalice, ornamented with foliated scrollwork and half figures beaten and chiselled. M
. The industrial arts in Spain. ligreework, double-headed cro^vned eagles are frequently met with inthe same style as those made at Cordova and Salamanca. There are interesting specimens at the Kensington Museumwhich give an excellent idea of Spanish silversmiths those already described attention must be drawn to No. 305-66. A silver-gilt cross ornamented with foliage,statuettes of saints and the Evangelists with their emblems,Marked ^2^ About 1560. Height 3 feet 2 inches. No. 302-66. Silver-gilt chalice, ornamented with foliated scrollwork and half figures beaten and chiselled. Marked 1540. No. 132-73. A silver-gilt chalice, the bowl inscribed outside + Sangvis mevs vere est potvs ; the stem is of baluster form,in several tiers, ornamented with brackets and large chatons set 3Q SPANISH INDUSTRIAL ART, with crystal, and a band of cherubim. The foot is chased withmasques, festoons, harpies, and birds, and surrounded by eightsemicircular projections, on which are an armorial shield and a \ 7. SPANISH CHALICE. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. cross set with emeralds and lapis lazuli. Engraved at bottom* S. I. de Salinas. [See woodcut] With it is a paten dated 1549. No. 481-75. Chalice, silver-gilt; the bowl chased in reliefwith the instruments of the Passion; on the knop are ten appliedfigures of Apostles on ground of translucent blue enamel; the foot,which has eight semicircular projections, is repousse with represen-tations of the EvangeHsts, cherub and other heads, the Crucifixion,and a shield with the initials L. B. P. around a crown of thornsenclosing a heart 17 th century. [See woodcut, p. 31.] No. 314-64. Silver-gilt pax of architectural design; in the-centre is a group in full relief of the Virgin giving the chasuble toSt Ildefonso. About 1540-50. [See woodcut, p. ZZ-] No. 1129-64. Incense holder, boat-shaped, of rock crystalmounted in silver-gilt. Around the rim is a band of guillochepattern, set with amethysts and garnets; on the lids a ban
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