Monstrans from the church in Vessem, Noord-Brabant, The object consists of the following parts: the foot, which becomes the lower half of the trunk, the nodus, the upper half of the trunk, the bottom of the holder, the host standard (the lunula), the frames and the two vertical connection pieces (the buttresses), then the crown, consisting of a cover, on which a spire composed of ten parts is placed. The parts are largely assembled and secured with pins. The bottom of the holder is riveted. The six-lobed foot ends in a wide flat edge at the bottom. It merges upwards with the hexagonal
Monstrans from the church in Vessem, Noord-Brabant, The object consists of the following parts: the foot, which becomes the lower half of the trunk, the nodus, the upper half of the trunk, the bottom of the holder, the host standard (the lunula), the frames and the two vertical connection pieces (the buttresses), then the crown, consisting of a cover, on which a spire composed of ten parts is placed. The parts are largely assembled and secured with pins. The bottom of the holder is riveted. The six-lobed foot ends in a wide flat edge at the bottom. It merges upwards with the hexagonal trunk, which in the center has a coarse nodus decorated with six unprocessed facets. Both trunk sections are interrupted by six-sided nodes. The cylinder frames have two edges, in which finial profiles are cut out. Each buttress is decorated with a curl adorned with curls, pinnacles and a window trace. Three connecting pieces have the shape of spouts. On the inside, the buttress has a decoration made up of finial profiles. The crown consists of a square traced lantern with pinnacles supporting buttresses at the corners, a high spire with an engraved roof, on which a sphere is riveted. The ornament of the cylinder frames has broken off here and there. This is also the case with the host holder and the cross on the spire. The cylinder glass is missing., anonymous, Trier (possibly), c. 1550 - c. 1600, brass (alloy), sawing, h cm × w 20 cm d cm
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