Communion jug, 1639, Hungarian, Silver, partly gilded, Overall: 15 15/16 x 6 1/2 in. (40.5 x 16.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The Latin inscription on this highly restrained and elegantly proportioned jug reads in translation: 'The noble lord Andreas Zakany, deputy-lieutenant of the renowned Borsod County, and his wife, the noble lady Helena Poki, had this made for the Evangelical church of Szendro on 19 April 1639, in honor of the Most Holy Blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
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Communion jug, 1639, Hungarian, Silver, partly gilded, Overall, 15 15/16 x 6 1/2, 40.5 16.5 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Latin, inscription, highly restrained, elegantly proportioned, jug, reads, translation, noble lord, Andreas, Zakany, deputy-lieutenant, renowned Borsod, County, wife, lady, Helena, Poki, Evangelical church, Szendro, 19 April, honor, Holy Blood, Jesus Christ, Son, God
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