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This is a fine example of the cross-cultural influence of European silver. Although the chalice was made in Mexico its decoration of emblems of Christ's Passion, Christ's monogram, skull, winged cherub heads, swags and floral urns originates from Renaissance Europe.\r\n\r\nThis chalice is the only surviving piece of the silversmith identified as Domingo de Orona.","physicalDescription":"Bell-shaped bound in calyx embossed with cherubs over whose necks are draped folded linen and between which are loops for bells. Short baluster stem; knop with flat top with four brackets, vase-shaped lower part decorated with a band of grelots and with oval bosses engraved with flowers. Spreading foot consisting of six painted panels alternating with rounded ones, rightly embossed with IHS, the instruments of the Passion, cherub heads, flowers and bucrania.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Oruna, Domingo de","id":"A10760"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silver-gilt","categories":[{"text":"Religion","id":"THES48900"},{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Christianity","id":"THES48978"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006AF4681","2018KY5682","2018KY5660","2019LY0805"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"69 (VA)","id":"THES49729"},"free":"","case":"17","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Chalice","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Mexico City","id":"x36739"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1566-1572","earliest":"1566-01-01","latest":"1572-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Purchased with funds from the Hildburgh Bequest","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"20.00","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"base","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"27.05","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Under the foot is engraved Dicimbre 8 del ano de 1675 (ownership mark of a later date).\r\nORONA - This is the mark of the maker, Domingo de Orona.\r\nONA/TE - The mark of the assay officer, Onate.\r\nSide view of a head over  'M' between two pillars - the mark of Mexico City.\r\nTower mark - a mark to indicate payment of a tax.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8728"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""},{"content":"CORONA: This probably represents the payment of a 20% tax on plate which had been levied since 1543; ONATE:  Probably that of the Veedor since it appears also on a chalice in quite a different style which was sold at Sotheby's in October, 1959; Mexico mark: the columns of Hercules supporting a crown under which is a head below which is M; on the base: ORON and an assayer mark, and mark for Mexico?\n[Label 2002]: Mark of Domingo do Oruna (1551-1585)","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8728"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Acquisition RF: 55/4478A\nDr WL Hildburgh FSA Bequest.\r\n\nFor a complete chalice-monstrance of this type see the example at S. Gregorio de Xochimilco (Valle-Arispe, pl. 15)\r\n\r\nLatin American Exhibition RF.2005/943","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Mexico. Maker's mark, corona, assay master - ONATE.  16th century; Church plate, South America.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"The Golden Age of Hispanic Silver 1400-1665, Charles Oman, HMSO, 1968"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Mexico: Splendor of Thirty Centuries. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990, p.393"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Marcas de Plateria Hispanoamericana, Cristina Esteras Martin, Ediciones Tuero, Madrid, 1992, p.8"}],"production":"Date attributed to the time in which the assayer (Onate) was active. 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