Embossed, carved,
partially gilded silver,
with fretwork and a wooden core
Mexico City
c. 1700-1750
49 x 35 x 36 cm.
This stand was
intended to hold a missal, a book containing the services for the
Catholic Mass for an entire year. This elaborately decorated silver
example takes the form of a double-headed eagle topped by a crown
and a cross.
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