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Rosary and Crucifix

1600-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decade rosary chain and crucifix, perhaps intended as a bracelet, of crystal with enamelled gold and pearls, the crucifix hung with pearls.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Crystal with enamelled gold and pearls
Brief description
Decade rosary chain and crucifix, perhaps intended as a bracelet, of crystal with enamelled gold and pearls, the crucifix hung with pearls. The cross Italy or Spain, ca. 1600, the rosary possibly 1750-1900.
Physical description
Decade rosary chain and crucifix, perhaps intended as a bracelet, of crystal with enamelled gold and pearls, the crucifix hung with pearls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 3.8cm
  • Depth: 0.9cm
Approximate dimensions when chain displayed as a circle: 7.5 cm diameter x 14.5 cm from top of chain to pearl at foot of cross.
Marks and inscriptions
mark (French import mark for 1864 onwards)
Credit line
Given by Dame Joan Evans
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Madonna & Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy, edited by Maya Corry, Deborah Howard, Mary Laven, Philip Wilson Publishers, London/The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, 2017, published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, 7 March - 4 June 2017, plate 127
Collection
Accession number
M.82-1975

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Record createdAugust 4, 2005
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