Cross
ca. 1200-1250 (made)
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Cross with floriated terminals, of silver and copper gilt, decorated with filigree and coloured pastes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, gilded; copper, gilded; coloured pastes; wooden core |
| Brief description | Cross with floriated terminals, decorated with filigree and coloured pastes, proably Northern France, ca. 1200-1250 |
| Physical description | Cross with floriated terminals, of silver and copper gilt, decorated with filigree and coloured pastes. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Bernal Collection; sale, March 1855, lot 1312, £4.15s |
| Production | On grounds of style and technique the cross is likely to have been made in Northern France during the first half of the 13th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. French Silver, HMSO, London, 1978, no.2, pp.4-5 |
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| Accession number | 2097-1855 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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