Monstrance

Created: 1738

Material, technology: partly of silver gilt

Size: h.: 69 cm, w.: 33 cm, diam. of base: 26 x 20.5 cm

Description: The oval base is decorated with the heads of cherubs while the node is in the shape of a decorative vase. The upper part is adorned with red, blue, and green stones with golden rays behind. At the top is the half-figure of God the Father emerging from the clouds under a canopy. The canopy is topped by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove with spread wings in front of a radiant cross. Most of the stones, either embedded or suspended, are made of glass. At the front of the base on the upper part of the perimeter are proof-marks (the city mark of Vienna from 1737 and the three-lobed hallmark of the craftsmen with the initials: IGK). The year 1738 appears on the back.