The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

Relic of St. Vincent

Relic of St. Vincent

c. 1045
bone, plain weave undyed silk
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.f
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

Did You Know?

This bone is a portion of the occipital bone, where the spinal cord connects to the brain.

Description

This relic is housed in the portable altar commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned: cat. no. 95 archive.org
    May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. Reproduced: no. 19, p. 24
    Mikolic, Amanda. Worshiping in Place through Art: The Hidden Gems of the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude. Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. July 16, 2020. medium.com
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