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ated in the Catholic Chiu'ch as patron of shar])sliooters and pro- 

 tector from pestilence. He is usually represented as a fair youth 

 bound to a pillar or tree and riddled with arrows. The mace was 

 probably carried in procession on his festival, on the 20th of January. 

 Length, 2 feet 1 inch.— Italy. (Cat. No. 1790GS, I'.S.N.M.) 



145. Porcelain plaque representing St. Antliony of Padua. — St. 

 Anthony, born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1195; died near Padua, Italy, 

 in 1231; was a Franciscan theologian and preacher to whom the per- 

 formance of many miracles are attributed. He was canonized by 

 Gregory IX in 1232, and his day in the Roman calendar is June 13. 

 He is especially invoked for the recovery of things lost. Diameters, 

 14 by 81 inches.— Italy. (Cat. No. 179035, U.S.N.M.) 



14C). Porcelain plaque of the Sodality of St. Anthony cf Padua. — 

 Dated 1620. A sodality is a congregation or association consisting 

 of lay persons, meeting together at stated times, mider ecclesiastical 

 direction for the performance of pious exercises. Diam.eters, 14 by 12 

 inches.— Italy. (Cat. No. 179036, U.S.N.M.) 



147. St. Theresa. — Statuette of wood. St. Thereas (born 1515, 

 died 1582) was a Spanish nun of the Carmelite Order, of v,'hich she 

 founded a reformed branch. She is famous as a writer of mystical 

 and ascetical works. She was canonized in 1022, and is also vener- 

 ated, next to St. James, as patron saint of S])ain. Height, 21 

 inches.— Italy. (Cat. No. 179-047, U.S.N.M.) 



148. St. Theresa. — Souvenir of the tercentenary anniversary of 

 her death in 1582. Plaque of white metal bearing her image. Height 

 4^ inches; width, 2\ inches. — Madrid, Spain. (Cat. No. 1G7043, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



FEINTS. 



They are for the greater part representations of images or paintings 

 which are preserved and venerated in some church, mostly in Siena, 

 Italy. 



149. Christ on the cross. — Print on ]ia[)er. To the right stands 

 Adam in the attitude of adoration; to the left, a winged figure in 

 Corinthian helmet, holding in the right hand a lance and with the 

 left pointing to the crucified; below lies Eve in sleep. A serpent is 

 biting the feet of Christ, in allusion to Genesis iii, 15. 8^ by 6f 

 inches.— Italy. (Cat. No. 179079, U.S.N.M.) 



150. The Holy Child of Cehu {Santo Nino de Cebu). — Print on paper. 

 ''The oldest miraculous image is the Holy Child of Cebu, reputed to 

 have been found on the shore of the island of Cebu in 1565. It is said 

 to be an image of the Holy Child Jesus. It is a wooden image 15 

 inches long, with ebon features, and is kept in a strong room in the 

 church of the Holy Child, on the island of Cebu. When exposed to 

 view before the populace it has the honors of field marshal accorded 



