Portable Altar Set - Mass Box
Country
Australia
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Object detail
Description
Wooden box with purple silk lining, hinged lid with clasp and copper crucifix. Metal decorations on each corner.
Classification
RELIGIONS Catholic
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Box wooden box
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Box wooden box
Maker
Production place
Measurements
L115 x W265 x H295 mm
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Woods), Card/Cardboard (Paper), Silk (Textiles), Indeterminate (Metals - Indeterminate), Copper (Metals - Non-Ferrous)
History and use
This portable, silver plated alter set from the Darling Downs region was made in the late 19th century. Sometimes called ‘sick call sets’, these kits would be kept at remote homesteads so that visiting priests would have the necessary implements to hand for blessings or sacraments when there was no church nearby. The kit includes a crucifix, a candelabra, plates, an oil bowl and an anointing brush.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
H27692.1
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