Grave Cross
15th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Wrought iron grave cross with lily ornament, probably originally painted and gilded
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Grave cross, wrought iron with lily ornament, made in Belgium, c1400-1500 |
| Physical description | Wrought iron grave cross with lily ornament, probably originally painted and gilded |
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| Gallery label | GRAVE-CROSS
Wrought iron
Belgium; 16th century
Probably originally gilded and painted.
Museum No. M.504-1911(07/1994) |
| Object history | It is uncertain whether this came from a grave or from the spire of a church |
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| Bibliographic reference | Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896.
p.48 |
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| Accession number | M.504-1911 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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