XVIII century

XVIII century

Mendicant plate with saint

Brass, cm diameter 46

The alms plate, properly called "alms plate", is a container usually decorated in the form of a large bacille or plate for the collection of offerings for the Church; generally made of metal such as bronze, brass, silver and gold.  Constant is the presence of central decorations fitomorph or girandola or with subjects taken from the bible, can also present in the center a support to fix an iconographic element (a statuette) or even a candle holder or compartments for the subdivision of alms. The almen’s plate is an artisan object present and documented in all southern Europe since the Middle Ages, from the second half of the 15th century until the mid 18th century and beyond; of initial Flemish production (area of Mechelen/Malines) and German (area of Nuremberg) and as regional production expands. It is so called because in the churches of Germany of the early fifteenth century (about 60 years before Martin Luther) during the masses it was used to collect the offerings in plates, cubs and bowls of brass, said precisely for this alms. Once only the sacristan handled them, passing among the faithful during religious services in the church and were used for that purpose until the late nineteenth century; then replaced by almoner cloth with slit opening, most likely for confidentiality. The craft shops of Nuremberg began to build in quantity and with more and more valuable specimens, especially after, from the middle of the fifteenth century, spread among private individuals the fashion of hanging various types and manufacture at home. These dishes are often presented in a series of standardized performances due to a massive production of proto-industrial type spread especially in the areas of Catholic influence (southern Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Flanders). In Italy the almsplate is also used on Good Friday to support the nails and the crown of thorns during the ceremony of the deposition of Christ from the cross while in Sardinia it is made a particular use, becomes a musical instrument used to accompany the Sardinian dance.The alms plate examined, in brass, presents three figures including a saint bishop and two attendants with a chalice and the turibolo for incense. This dish is part of the tradition of plates decorated with sacred depictions, both Old Testament episodes and new testaments, such as Saint George on horseback, but also the Agnus dei,  Adam and Eve etc.

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