Note 30 — GOLD, SILVER, AND JEWEL WORK
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So named because the silversmiths (plateros) of this country used it in their monstrances (custodias) and in many other objects or utensils of religious worship. The most refined and erudite of Spanish silver-workers, Juan de Arfe, thus referred to it in rhyme:—
“Usaron desta obra los plateros Guardando sus preceptos con zelo; Pusiéronle en los puntos postrimeros De perfección mi abuelo.”