Vilnius, 1706
Silver: copper alloy (details): forging, casting, chiselling, punching, cutting, gilding

The ciborium, which today is kept in the church at Palūšė, originally belonged to the Vilnius community of Bernardine nuns. This is confirmed by a Latin inscription engraved on its base, stating that in 1706, the Mother Superior, Antanina Žabaitė, procured the vessel for the Vilnius Convent of St Michael the Archangel. Historical sources indicate that thanks to her efforts, besides carrying out other important work such as church reconstruction and the consolidation of pious devotions, a silver casing for the painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary was acquired, along with silver candlesticks, a chandelier, and a large monstrance-shaped reliquary. The church also acquired some liturgical vestments and embroidered antependia (altar frontal).