A monstrance, used in the Catholic church to display the host for veneration. This example is of the soleil (sun) type, with radiating rays symbolizing divine light. A triangle representing the trinity rests at the center, with a cascade of wheat and grapevines below it.
L'art architectural, décoratif, industriel et somptuaire de l'époque Louis XVI. The architectural, decorative, industrial, and sumptuary art of the Louis XVI era. 1868.
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