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Silversmith: Unknown
Silver, parcel-gilt, bronze-gilt, wood and enamel; the wood cross is encased in bronze-gilt, with applied silver and enamel plaques, and parcel-gilt model of Christ; and stands` on a later parcel-gilt octagonal foot.
Silver, parcel-gilt, bronze-gilt, wood and enamel; the wood crucifix is encased in bronze-gilt. Each arm of flattened hexagonal form terminates in a fleur-de-lys. Set into the bronze-gilt are oval panels of silver engraved and enamelled with flowers. At the end of each arm, at the top and centre, and twice on the stem are silver engraved and basse-taille enamelled quartrefoil plaques. In the front, behind the parcel-gilt model of Christ, the plaque represents the pelican in her piety, above is God the Father, on the left is the Virgin Mary, on the right is a female saint, possibly Mary Magdalene, under Christ's feet the images on the plaque are not decipherable, except for a scull, but applied on each side are two coats-of-arms for the Franciscan Order and the Frescobaldi family, at the base is a martyred saint. On the back the plaques represent, in the centre, the Pietá, above is a bishop, on the left an unidentified canonised monk, on the right St. Augustine, below are the Virgin and Child, and at the base is the Virgin Mary or female saint. The silver trumpet-shaped ocatagonal base with silver-gilt moulded borders is later. The later stand (A) is rectangular and of wood. The later box (B) is covered with leather and has two half lids, which are hinged and have catches; the interior is lined with white velvet.
History note: Not known before Leonard Daneham Cunliffe
Leonard D. Cunliffe Bequest
Height: 51.6 cm
Height: 20⅜ in
Width: 29.1 cm
Width: 11½ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham
16th Century, first half#
1500
CE
-
1550
CE
There are no maker's or town marks.
Crucifix
composed of
wood
Stand
composed of
wood
Decoration
composed of
enamels
silver-gilt
engraving
Surface
composed of
bronze-gilt
Base
composed of
silver
Plaques
composed of
silver
Wood Base
Height 3.1 cm
Height 1¼ in
Width 14.4 cm
Width 5¾ in
Model Of Christ
Accession number: M/P.24-1938
Primary reference Number: 119325
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Altar cross" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119325 Accessed: 2024-11-15 01:33:01
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