Large oval glass-fronted brass reliquary theca housing Ex Fascia (of the Holy Bandage wrapping the Corpse) Passion Relic of Jesus Christ. A substantial relic is affixed to the background of blue silk ground surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Fascia D.N. Iesu Christi (Of the [Holy] Bandage of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint with a coat of arms of Fr. Giovanni Luca Solari (†1810), Bishop of Brugnato, Italy (p. 1792-1810).
The Holy Bandage (Sacra Fascia) is one of the Arma Christi Passion relics of Jesus Christ. The Gospels tell that Jesus, taken down from the cross, was wrapped in a linen sheet before being taken to the tomb. The Gospel of John tells of when, on Easter morning, Peter, having entered the tomb, saw the bandages on the ground and the shroud folded in another place.