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Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Relic of St. Gertrude

Relic of St. Gertrude

c. 1045
Plain weave variant rose colored silk with an extant selvage
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.g
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

Did You Know?

An x-ray revealed no solid material is wrapped in this piece of cloth.

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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