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Design

August 1906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a silver altar cross enamelled and set with moonstones, pearl blisters and an azurite. The design is drawn on two sheets joined together.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and water-colour on grey paper
Brief description
Design (on 2 sheets joined) for a silver altar cross, enamelled and set with moonstones, pearl blisters and an azurite. Pencil and water-colour on grey paper by Charles Robert Ashbee, 1906.
Physical description
Design for a silver altar cross enamelled and set with moonstones, pearl blisters and an azurite. The design is drawn on two sheets joined together.
Dimensions
  • Height: 123.8cm
  • Width: 51cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
'C. R. Ashbee. Aug.1906 Campden Glos.' (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by Mr. George Hart, FRSA
Object history
The altar cross in this design was made by the Guild of Handicraft for Miss Sophia Londsdale as a gift to Lichfield Cathedral.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.502-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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