Old Saint Chrême Ampoule, surmounted by its cross, in silver - 19th century
Holy Chrism is a mixture of natural vegetable oil and perfumes, intended for anointing and used in baptism, confirmation and ordination which are sacraments, and during the consecration of a church or its altar. . Holy Chrism is one of the three kinds of holy oil used in the liturgy of several Churches...
A bulb at Saint Chrème
A small, but beautiful object, marked O I with an arrow which means that "this" bottle was more precisely dedicated to care or anointing for the sick, or even the sacrament of extreme unction... ((IO: oleum infirmorum) ) ...
Our bulb has been deliberately left completely "as is" both in terms of silver and its patina as well as its content which seems indeed vintage. Hinged lid surmounted by a cross.
We can clearly see on the underside the hallmark 1 of solid silver, Minerve Casquée, in the hexagonal listel, hallmark used from 1838 to 1973.
Features :
dimensions: 6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
weight: 35 grams
silver: hallmark: Minerva Helmeted 1st title
condition: very good without damage or deformation
period: 19th century
circa: 1870
(take a good look at all the photos which are also part of the description for the details...)