. The industrial arts in Spain. e 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 i
. The industrial arts in Spain. e 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 band in-scribed Oratio mea dirigatur sicut incensum. About 1540-50. No. 93-65. Silver triptych with suspending chain, the GOLD AND SILVER WORK. 31. SPANISH CHALICE. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. interior painted in oils, the exterior engraved in 1550. 32 SPANISH INDUSTRIAL ART. We find that Spanish jewels were as magnificent in the i6thcentury as were the large architectural objects for ecclesiastical of the most important in richness and artistic merit was thesplendid crown belonging to the Virgen del Sagrario at Toledo,which it is deeply to be regretted disappeared in 1868. Thiscro^vnwas made in 1556 by the silversmith Hernando de Carrion ;it then consisted of a gold circle with chiselled and enamelledornamentation, set with pearls, emeralds and rubies. In 1574Cardinal Loaisa wished to enrich it, and ordered a silver workercalled Alejo de Montoya to add to it an upper part, formed asan imperial crown, which Montoya agreed to do by a specialagreement. This addition was formed of small figures of angelsof enamelled gold, in pairs supporting the side bands, which metin the upper p
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