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| Keywords: Flemish - Rock Crystal Reliquary - Walters 57695 - Detail C.jpg The workmanship of this casket points to the court of the dukes of Burgundy in the late 1400s Transparent rock crystal could protect yet allow the viewing of a treasured object placed at the center of the emanating rays and secured with clips in the base The white rose is the emblem of the English royal house of York Margaret of York 1446-1503 married Charles the Bold duke of Burgundy in 1468 She was a patron of religious institutions in the Netherlands and the casket is surely a reliquary Lands of the dukes of Burgundy much of the Southern Netherlands were inherited by the Habsburgs through marriage over a century before the time of Albert and Isabella Isabella's various titles included duchess of Burgundy The Habsburgs strove to associate themselves with Burgundian splendor ca 1470 1500 late Medieval-Renaissance rock crystal partially enameled cold painted gilded silver rubies emeralds other gems or colored glass cm 31 40 25 accession number 57 695 25809 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Netherlands Walters Art Museum license Flemish Rock Crystal Reliquary in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
