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National Gallery of Ireland (Hunt Collection)

Artist unknown, Cologne, 14th Century

Object: Orphrey Fragment (Ecclesiastical textile).
Portion of a Cologne orphrey, inscribed Theseus and Maria on green velvet.
Dimensions: 67.5 x 41.2 cm (excluding fringe)
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12030

Artist Unknown, Italian (possibly Lucca), 15th Century

Object: Episcopal Gloves (Ecclesiastical textile).
Pair of knitted episcopal gloves of green silk and gold thread.
Dimensions: 27 cm long (at maximum point)
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12031

Artist Unknown, English, opus anglicanum, 15th Century

Object: Altar Curtain (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Altar curtain made from a cope.
Dimensions: 165 x 247 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12032

Artist Unknown, English, opus anglicanum, late 15th Century

Object: Orphrey Fragment (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Dimensions: 32.5 x 19 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12033

Artist Unknown, Italian, 16th Century

Object: Red and White Cope (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Cope of red and white brocatelle.
Dimensions: 135 x 282 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12034

Artist Unknown, Italian, 16th Century

Object: Red Cope (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Cope of red silk, the hood and orphreys of green velvet.
Dimensions: 125 x 267 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12035

Artist Unknown, Italian 16th Century

Object: White Cope (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Cope of white damask, with orphreys and hood of yellow and brown brocade.
Dimensions: 146 x 292 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12036

Artist Unknown, Spanish, 16th Century

Object: Pair of Cushion Covers (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Cushion covers in coffee coloured silk and brown velvet appliqués.
Dimensions: (a) 36 x 55.5 cm
(b) 35 x 55 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12037

Artist Unknown, Italian, 17th Century

Object: Green Hood (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Hood from a cope of green velvet, with red and green fringes and enrichments.
Dimensions: 58 x 56 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12038

Artist Unknown, Italian or Spanish, 17th Century

Object: Altar Frontal (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Altar frontal of blue cut silk on silver lamé.
Dimensions: 90 (with fringe) x 164 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12039

Artist Unknown, French, early 18th Century

Object: Pair of Dalmatics (Ecclesiastical Textile).
Dalmatics in pink and green lampas, with silver galon and green lining.
Dimensions: 105.5 x 155 cm (at arms)
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12040

Artist Unknown, Spanish, late 14th or early 15th Century

Object: Chalice (Ecclesiastical Object).
Silver gilt chalice with enamels.
Dimensions: 18.5 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12042

Artist Unknown, German, 16th Century

Object: Crucifix (Ecclesiastical Object).
Crucifix on base with relics. Copper gilt, engraved and set with precious stones.
Dimensions: 52 x 35.5 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12045

Artist Unknown, Spanish early 18th Century

Object: Altar Cruets (Ecclesiastical Object).
Pair of silver gilt altar cruets. Engraved with arms of the Bishop of Cuente.
Dimensions: 14.5 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12050

Artist Unknown, Irish, about 1790

Object: Rosary (Ecclesiastical Object), silver
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12051

Artist Unknown, Probably Siculo-Arabic, 12th or 13th Century

Object: Parchment cover/container (Secular Object).
Dimensions: 64 x 10.2 (diameter) cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12052

Artist Unknown, German, c.1500

Object: Rosewater Dish (Secular Object).
Brass rosewater dish with added decoration of Venetian enamels.
Dimensions: c.42.5 cm diameter
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12053

Artist Unknown, Italian, c. 1500

Object: Ivory Lute (Secular Object).
Musical instrument in the form of a lute, in ivory.
Dimensions: 39 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12054

Artist Unknown, German, early 16th Century

Object: Rosewater Dish (Secular Object).
Brass rosewater dish with added decoration of Venetian enamels.
Dimensions: 36.5 cm diameter
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12055

Artist Unknown, Spanish, first half of 16th Century.

Object: Cup and Cover (Secular Object), silver gilt.
Dimensions: 28.7 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12056

Artist Unknown, Kangxi 1662-1722

Object: Pair Chinese bowls with Charles II mounts (Secular Object).
Pair of Chinese bowls in porcelain mounted with English Charles II silver gilt mounts.
Dimensions: 9.4 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12058

Artist Unknown

Object: Charles II's writing case (Secular Object).
Charles II's writing case with original outer case. The top of the case has Charles II's cipher.
Dimensions: 16 x 18.6 x 14.8 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12059

Artist Unknown, Probably French, 17th Century

Object: Shaving Set (Secular Object).
Shaving set in tortoiseshell with silver mounts.
Dimensions: 25.9 x 11.5 x 8.1 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12060

Artist Unknown, Augsburg, 17th Century

Object: Travelling Medicine Chest (Secular Object)
Dimensions: 17.2 x 16 x 14.5 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.12061

Artist Unknown, Spanish or Italian, c.1300

Object: Altar or Processional Cross (Ecclesiastical Object).
Bronze altar or processional cross with figures of the Virgin and St. John. The reverse bears a Majestas Domini and symbols of the evangelists.
Dimensions: 79.9 x 50.9 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8324

Artist Unknown, Spanish, 15th Century

Sculpture: An Angel with the Arms of Castille and Leon (Ecclesiastical Object).
Walnut figure of an angel holding crowned coat of arms of Castille and Leon.
Dimensions: 73 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8325

Attributed to Iacopo Sansovino, 1486 - 1570, Florence

Object: Sanctus Bell (Ecclesiastical Object).
Gilt bronze Sanctus bell with figure of St. Jerome.
Dimensions: 21 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8326

Artist Unknown, Probably from the Tirol, 17th Century

Object: Crucifix (Ecclesiastical Object).
Crucifix of wood, the ivory corpus inlaid with almandines.
Dimensions: 120 x 47.5 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8327

Artist Unknown, Spanish, first half of the 16th Century

Object: Crucifix (Ecclesiastical Object). Crucifix in gilt bronze with silver corpus.
Dimensions: 64.5 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8328

Artist Unknown, French or German, c.1600

Object: Jester's Bauble (Secular Object). Jester's bauble in ivory with original bells.
Dimensions: 26.3 cm (excluding bells) x 15.9 cm (handle)
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8329

Artist Unknown, French, 19th Century

Object: Drinking Vessel (Sculpture).
Drinking Vessel/ Wine Container representing Summer in silver gilt.
Dimensions: 39.1 cm (excluding sockle)
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8330

Artist Unknown, Flemish, 17th Century

Sculpture: Judith with the head of Holofernes, pearwood bas-relief
Dimensions: 34.4 x 27.5 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8331

Artist Unknown, French, 17th Century

Sculpture: Mother and Child (Charity?), terracotta.
Dimensions: 43.2 cm high
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8332

Artist Unknown, French, late 17th Century

Object: Cross (Ecclesiastical Object).
Rock crystal cross with silver parcel gilt mounts.
Dimensions: 63.5 x 33.9 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8333

Artist Unknown, French, late 17th Century

Object: Case for Cross
Original leather case for NGI.8333, stamped with the dolphin emblem of the Dauphin of France.
Dimensions: 67.4 x 36.2 cm
Acquisition: Bequeathed Mr. J Hunt, 1977
Reference: NGI.8334

Stella (1884 - 1945)

Painting: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, oil on canvas
Dimensions: 89 x 73 cm
Acquisition: Presented, Mr and Mrs J. Hunt, 1950
Reference: NGI.1196

Sean O'Sullivan (1906 - 1964)

Drawing: Edward Augustine Maguire (b.1901), Senator
Red chalk and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: 49 x 39.5 cm
Acquisition: Presented, Mr and Mrs J. Hunt, 1969
Reference: NGI.6994

Ligier Richier (c.1500 - 1567)

Sculpture: The Virgin, wood
Dimensions: 145 cm high
Acquisition: Purchased, Mrs Hunt, 1978
Reference: NGI.8246

Ligier Richier (c.1500 - 1567)

Sculpture: St. John the Evangelist, wood
Dimensions: 146cm high
Acquisition: Purchased, Mrs Hunt, 1978
Reference: NGI.8247