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Goldsmith’s Works with Matrimonial Coat-of-Arms from Ecclesiastic Collections

Summary/Abstract: Goldsmith’s objects served for noble representation, and therefore were frequently fit ted with the coat-of-arms of their owner surrounded by a laurel or an Italian wreath. Two coat-of-arms placed side by side denoted the spouses and their common properties; on the pieces destined for the Church the family relations were shown. Most of the goldsmith’s works with matrimonial coat-of-arms, which later acquired a religious function, were originally produced for secular purposes. Their preservation is owed to their religious afterlife. The adventurous history of the cups from Săntămăria-Orlea, Albiş Hunedoara, that of the can from Răscruci, as well as the history of the plates from Glodeni and Mediaş brings us closer to the understanding of 17th century material culture and also gives an insight into its changes during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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