Religious utensils mb-artistname Charles Sprague Pearce by William Herschel

by William Herschel

including this example

two members of the garrotting fraternity are depicted as halting an attack when they realise it is their 'friend'

Standard equipment included a sliding roof

December 24

Religious utensils mb-artistname Charles Sprague Pearce by William HerschelReligious utensils, c1520, (1843). Copy of a detail from a picture by John Schoorel of the Death of the Virgin, showing some of the principal religious utensils in use at the beginning of the sixteenth century. The brush leaning against the wall (aspersorium, or sprinkler), was used for sprinkling holy water. The small vase nearby is the holy water vat. The book lying open on the table is a psalter. The string of beads is a rosary. Over the cupboard,