Find Spot record MLI40739 - MEDIEVAL RELIQUARY IN REVESBY CHURCH
Summary
MEDIEVAL RELIQUARY IN REVESBY CHURCH
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
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Full Description
A glazed pottery reliquary of 14th century date in the form of a cross-shaped little building. The object was found under the chancel of Revesby Church during rebuilding work in 1892 and is now (1975) in the church. {1}{2}
The piece of pottery found in digging the foundations of a new church in Revesby in 1890 was reported to the Society of Antiquaries in London in January 1891. At the time it was identified as an ornate candlestick fashioned like a cruciform building. It was dated to the second half of the 14th century. There is a drawing of the object in the proceedings of the society. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3229 Index: SMR FILE. REVESBY. TF 26 SE N,1976, RWH.
- <2> SLI860 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). P341.
- <3> SLI15978 Bibliographic Reference: 1891. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries. vol.13, pp.214-15 (Revesby pottery reliquary).
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Location
Grid reference | TF 2984 6141 (point) |
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Civil Parish | REVESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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