Cross
17th century - 18th century (made)
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This cypress wood cross is mounted in silver-gilt with enamelled filigree, turquoises and pastes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cypress, silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Cross, cypress wood, carved, mounted in silver-gilt framework, compartments and turquoises, imitation garnets and enamels. |
| Physical description | Cross. Cypress wood, minutely carved on one side with the Virgin and Child, St Simeon and St Anne, and an angel above, and on the other side with the crucified Savious, the Virgin, St. John, and an angel above. The whole is mounted in a silver-gilt framework composed of arched compartments, and set round the side with turquoises, imitation garnets and blue and green enamel. |
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| Production | Mount Athos |
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| Summary | This cypress wood cross is mounted in silver-gilt with enamelled filigree, turquoises and pastes. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1891. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1892. pp. 125 |
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| Accession number | 809-1891 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2008 |
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