 | 1821 - 712 pages
...form of an eagle, with its wings extended upon a pedestal of pure gold, finely chased. The bead screws off at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the Oil, which pours through the beak into the spoon. The height of this is nine inches ; the breadth,... | |
 | Richard Thomson - 1820 - 232 pages
...with the wings expanded, standing on a pedestal, all of pure gold, finely chased. The head unscrews at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the Oil, and the vessel being entirely hollow, it is poured out into the spoon through the point of the... | |
 | 1821 - 68 pages
...eagle, with the wings expanded, standing on a pedestal, all of pure gold, finely chased. The head screws off at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the oil, and the neck being hollow to the very beak, the Holy Oil is poured out into a spoon, through the... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - 746 pages
...eagle, with the wings expanded, standing on a pedestal, all of pure gold, finely chased. The head screws off at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the oil, and the neck being hollow to the very beak, the holy oil is poured out into the spoon through... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1828 - 414 pages
...wings expanded, standing on a pedestal ; all of pure gold finely chased. The head screws off about the middle of the neck for the convenience of putting in the oil, which is poured out through the beak into a spoon, called the Anointing Spoon, which is likewise... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 416 pages
...with wmg8 expanded, standing on a pedestal ; all of pure gold finely chased. The head screws off about the middle of the neck for the convenience of putting in the oil, which is poured out through the beak into a spoon, called the Anointing Spoon, which is likewise... | |
 | 1880 - 388 pages
...wtth the wings expanded, standing on a pedestal all of pure gold, finely chased. The head unscrews at the middle of the neck for the convenience of putting in the oil, and the vessel being entirely hollow, it is poured out into the anointing spoon through the point... | |
 | William Jones - 1902 - 712 pages
...chapter on "Anointing "), containing the consecrating oil, is of gold finely chased. The head screws off at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the oil, and, the neck being hollow to the beak, the holy oil is poured out into the spoon through the... | |
 | 1911 - 102 pages
...an Eagle with wings expanded, standing on a pedestal all of pure gold finely chased. The head screws off at the middle of the neck for the convenience...Holy Oyl is poured out into the Spoon through the point of the beak." The Coronation Spoon is of silver vily, and, like the Ampulla, of great antiquity.... | |
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The Ampulla, or Eagle of gold, which contains the holy oil at the ceremony of the coronation, is in the form of an eagle, with wings expanded, standing on a pedestal ; all of pure gold finely chased. The head screws off about the middle of the neck for... 