Reliquary (2) - Metal - 1880 - 1930 - Saint Boniface...

Reliquary Crucifix Breastplate crucifix or openable rosary cross (reliquary), typical of devotional production from the late 19th century or early 1900s. Contains movable-typed printed cartouches on paper, bearing the names of saints/martyrs "Bonifatii", "Felix" and "Agnus Dei". At the bottom an original red silk ribbon. The metal frame (often zamak alloy, brass, or alpacca with a hinge) shows craftsmanship typical of industrial devotional artisanship from the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire or from Italy/France on the continental between the 1800s and 1900s. Contains the relics of two Roman martyrs: Saint Boniface of Tarsus (Bonifatii) and Saint Felix of Rome (Felix) and the Agnus Dei. Crucifix dimensions: 2 x 4 cm Medal reliquary of Class III / "Ex Indumentis" (containing a small piece of fabric that touched or was cut from a sacred garment). Relic ex indumentis of Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, cofounder of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians The incised Latin typography and the inscription "ITALY" or the small crosses stamped at the base are characteristic of Roman or Italian devotional productions made from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. Diameter of reliquia ex indumentis: 1.5 cm

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