Crucifix
Date16th Century
MediumEmbroidery: metallic thread on linen plain weave.
ClassificationsTextiles
Dimensions13 inches × 28 1/2 inches (33.02 × 72.39 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Octavia Bates Fund
Object number48.129
DescriptionCrucifix from the back of a chasuble, or possibly from an antependium, entirely worked in raised metal thread embroidery. The cross is in two parts and worked in a zigzag pattern to resemble wood. The body of Christ is in finely modelled raised work; the plaque with INRI, the loincloth and the skull and cross bones are applied. Some details are in purl, others in heavier plied metal thread.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Euro. Sculpture & Decorative Art
1880s
19th Century
15th Century
20th Century
early 16th Century
c. 1830
18th Century
1430/1460
c. 1860
c. 1885
907/1053
c. 1880