Recusant Chalice
c. 1640
Artists
Description
Sexafoil base raised on reeded foot, engraved on one lobe with crucifix surmounted by INRI within a mandala of rays, each corner engraved with a fleur-de-lys, rising to knopped baluster stem applied with three conjoined cherub heads, and plain, unscrewing tapering bowl.
Dimensions
18.7 x 12 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.) 295 g
Provenance
David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999.
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