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Shrine of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey

Shrine of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey United Kingdom
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Stock #:1131961
Type: Postcard
Era: Continental Chrome
City: Westminster
Country: United Kingdom
Artist: Eric De Maré
Publisher: A Gordon Fraser
Size: 4.25" x 6" (11 x 15.25 cm)
Publisher's Series #: LWMA-10
Additional Details:
Henry III commissioned the shrine of St Edward the Confessor (d. 1066) "of purest gold, silver and precious stones" all of which was stolen at the Dissolution. The base of the shrine is by Peter of Rome in 1269. Like the tomb, it is decorated with mosaic work by the Cosmati family from Italy. The recesses were intended for the use of kneeling pilgrims. The wooden Renaissance canopy over the shrine was last added by John Feckenham, last abbot of Westminster, and is dated 1557.
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