I've managed to buy a very nice
early-19th century print from eBay
showing the St Catherine's Chapel at
Guildford, from Hassell's Views of
England. Comparing it with the
photographs on the previous page, you
can see the ruins have become a bit
more ruinous in the intervening
nearly-two-centuries.
early-19th century print from eBay
showing the St Catherine's Chapel at
Guildford, from Hassell's Views of
England. Comparing it with the
photographs on the previous page, you
can see the ruins have become a bit
more ruinous in the intervening
nearly-two-centuries.
Catherine Stuff on eBay, May 2008
These interesting items
appeared over recent days
on eBay. The banner on the
left is probably early-20th
century, and is Belgian. The
middle figure shows St
Catherine as the finial of a
17th-century silver spoon.
The possibly
early-19th-century statue I
decided was simply too
queer even to consider
buying, quite apart from how
odd the composite image
makes it look.
appeared over recent days
on eBay. The banner on the
left is probably early-20th
century, and is Belgian. The
middle figure shows St
Catherine as the finial of a
17th-century silver spoon.
The possibly
early-19th-century statue I
decided was simply too
queer even to consider
buying, quite apart from how
odd the composite image
makes it look.
Catherine Stuff
However, I did
succeed in
purchasing this little
Peruvian shrine
depicting St
Catherine. There's a
South American
tradition of painting
images of the saints,
particularly on small
plates of tin, and
mounting them in
little domestic
shrines like this one.
The drawer is for
religious medals and
trinkets.
succeed in
purchasing this little
Peruvian shrine
depicting St
Catherine. There's a
South American
tradition of painting
images of the saints,
particularly on small
plates of tin, and
mounting them in
little domestic
shrines like this one.
The drawer is for
religious medals and
trinkets.
'Grande Banniere de Sainte Catherine' on eBay, February 2010
This amazing artefact came up for sale on
eBay recently. I considered putting in a
bid for it, but it sold for over £530! If
forced to hazard a guess I would say it
dated to the 1840s or 50s, though the
reference on the back to the Immaculate
Conception of the Virgin Mary suggests a
date after 1854 when the doctrine was
promulgated by Pope Pius IX. The face
and hands of the saint seem to have been
painted, while the embroidery is very thick
and heavy, virtually 3-D. The back (or
was it perhaps the front?) bore an
equivalent image of the Virgin Mary, but
at some point this has been removed. The
silk is a bit tatty in places, but it really is an
astonishing piece of religious memorabilia.
eBay recently. I considered putting in a
bid for it, but it sold for over £530! If
forced to hazard a guess I would say it
dated to the 1840s or 50s, though the
reference on the back to the Immaculate
Conception of the Virgin Mary suggests a
date after 1854 when the doctrine was
promulgated by Pope Pius IX. The face
and hands of the saint seem to have been
painted, while the embroidery is very thick
and heavy, virtually 3-D. The back (or
was it perhaps the front?) bore an
equivalent image of the Virgin Mary, but
at some point this has been removed. The
silk is a bit tatty in places, but it really is an
astonishing piece of religious memorabilia.
