Mirror Frame
Physical Object
1986.008.1499d
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1620
Outer retaining band from mirror frame. One of 11 pieces (see also 1986.008.1499a--c, e--k). The frame could also be the remains of a reliquary. Reliquaries are containers or shrines which are designed to hold sacred objects. Sacred objects fall into orders, ranging from bones or hair of saints, to articles they have worn or used, objects associated with miracles, and others.