Limoges Painted Metal Crucifix with 4 Evangelists Symbols

Object/Artifact

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-493

Description

Processional Cross - Crucifix; Christ figure painted with Evangelists representations in low relief at 4 corners; back of entire piece etched with angels, flowers and Resurrection figure. Gilded metal. Gilt enamel polychrome over bronze Reportedly 13thc Spanish, but possibly 15thc Flemish CHAMPLEVE FIGURE OF CHRIST This small copper figure of Christ attached to a crucifix. The torso shows signs of its original gilding which was painted over at a later date. The figure is representative of champlevé enameling, a technique used in the Limousin area of France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The champlevé technique consists of carving out small areas in the copper form which are then filled with powdered glass and fused to a translucent enamel. In this case, the enamel creates the separately colored areas of the drapery. [text from 1977 guidebook by N Kline] Originally on multi-legged iron floor stand 2023 Jesus reattached to cross

Collection

Metalwork

Acquisition

Accession

493

Made/Created

Place

Location

Limoges, France

Notes

Date: early 13th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Crucifix

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cross

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

1977 Hammond Castle Souvenir Guidebk by N R Kline, J J Bolten (30)

Note Type

2006-02-03 artifact list w 1983 values, copy (1)

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(22) - Great Hall

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 004