089 Ciborium
Vilnius, 1738
The Polish inscription on the base of the ciborium shows that the fraternity of Smoked Meat Producers (sausage makers) donated it on 24th February 1738. The producers of smoked meat had been working under the same guild as butchers. As required by the traditions of Vilnius guilds, these craftsmen had and took great care of the altar of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary at the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.