Models of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem of basically the same design as the present example are to be found in various collections, including those of the Victoria and Albert and British Museums. They appear to have been produced in the Holy Land itself, and are inevitably not easy to date. What is clear, however, is that the prototype existed by the second half of the 17th century. A very similar example is first recorded in the Danish Kunstkammer as early as 1674 (Gundestrup, loc. cit.), and another (Mosteiro de S. Vicente, loc. cit.) is approximately datable to the same period by virtue of the presence on it of the arms of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza. They are all decorated with an elaborate and prominent IHS monogram, which may well have Franciscan significance. The extensive numbering of the present model would seem to suggest that it was accompanied by some sort of written legend or guide that explained the history and importance of the various different elements of the complex.