Name: Baton of Mariazell;
Date:
1924;
Country: Austria;
Town: Mariazell;
Materials: black, French-polished wood, silver;
Measurements: length 39,5 cm, diameter 2,3 cm;
Ownership:
Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection;
Inventory number: JSW 70;
Description:
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Black baton with silver fittings; slightly narrowing body, made of dark, French-polished wood; large, conical grip fitting, engraved with geometrical patterns, with an inscription on the convex top; tip fitting engraved analogically, finished with a small ball. Hallmarked in Austria in 1921-1925, silver fineness 800. The inscription contains the name of an Austrian pilgrimage destination, the Mariazell sanctuary, famous for its Marian cult, dated July 1924.
; Inscriptions:MARIAZELL / IM JULI / 1924
; Catalog card:Joanna Gul, consultation: Magdalena Szmida-Półbratek (City Museum of Wrocław)
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