Vezető a Déri Múzeum kiállításaihoz II. A Déri gyűjtemények. 2. javított kiadás (Debrecen, 2001)

131 THE CRAFT OF TIN AND BRONZE CASTING AND THE GOLDSMITH'S CRAFT the first gallery reveal Renaissance influences. The dishes and plates on the wall are from the 18th century. Their typical images of stags and flowers illustrate the survival of the Renaissance style in the decoration of vessels prepared in guilds. In the second display case, vessels of everyday use are exhibited. These are mostly from the i8th-i9th centuries, and they show the characteristic features of the Rococo and those of Classicism. There are but a few examples of the goldsmith's craft in the Déri Collection. The most representative object is a silver cup with a cover from the end of the 17th century. It is assumed to have been awarded to castellan Ádám Péchy by Ferenc Rákóczi IL In the 17th century, the decorative girdles were an ornate form of clothing accessories. The processional cross, exhibited among the ecclesiastical objects, is a goldsmith's work from the 14th century. It had an important role as a liturgical relic, since such crosses were held up high before the singing and praying members of the congregation in the religious processions. By far the most beautiful goldsmith's work is the cross with a pedestal made of yellow brass, decorated with green and blue enameled flowers and plant motifs. In the inside of the cross, there is a carved boxwood section of the socalled "Athos" style. It is an artifact from Serbia from the second part of the 17th century. The priestly garb, the so-called "dalmatic,

" was made of pink brocade with a gold lace trimming. In its forefront, the Corpus Christi ivory statuette with an opulently gathered kerchief fixed with a double string around the waist was made in Spain in the 18th century, while the black wooden Corpus is a Hungarian work from the 17th century. The small Madonna figurine carved out of ivory comes from 17th-century Germany.