Handbell / bell, sanctus

Description

Silver sanctus bell by Zacharius Mellinus, Edinburgh, 1686 - 1687, part of the Holyrood plate given by James VII, c. 1686

Museum reference

IL.2009.16.4

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Handbell / bell, sanctus

Production information

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

James VII and II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1633 - 1701
Mellinus, Zacharius, 1688 (fl.)
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
scotland galleries »
kingdom of the scots »
rotunda

Credit

On loan from the Scottish Catholic Heritage Collections Trust and Bishops Conference of Scotland.