In 1442, the double city of Berlin-Cölln houses two mendicant orders: the Franciscans and the Dominicans. The growing city benefits from both of them. They offer accommodation for pilgrims and traders. And the Dominican Black Monastery is a center for education. The Franciscan Gray Monastery takes on social tasks, such as caring for the sick. Their respective names refer to the colour of their monks’ robes. This vessel originates from the Franciscan monastery. It's a ciborium. It was used to keep the holy bread for the Catholic Mass. Holy bread is the name for the consecrated wafers made from a thin dough. After their consecration, they are served at the Lord's Supper as the body of Christ. In such a ciborium, consecrated holy bread could also be transported to the sick. The Reformation led to the dissolution of the monasteries. This Ciborium was one of the first objects to enter the museum's collection.