Processional Cross
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 14th century
Place MadeFriuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded copper on a wood core
Dimensions51.9 x 41 x 2.2 cm (20 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w36
eMuseum ID728955
EmbARK ObjectID12648
TMS Source ID1717
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 241. (as French, 13th-14th century?)
Alan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 19, 40 ill., 48, 50, 66-68, cat. 6.
Alan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 19, 40 ill., 48, 50, 66-68, cat. 6.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
