Unknown Spanish
Cross

CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Cross
Date1600
PlaceSpain
MediumPolychromed glass and wood
Dimensions40 1/2 × 23 3/8 × 8 1/2in. (102.9 × 59.4 × 21.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number36.55
Not on view

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ProvenanceEx-collection: Collection of Arthur and Mildred Stapley Byne until 1936.

Ex-collection: Miss Annette Finnigan, purchased from the Estate of Arthur Byne in 1936, subsequently donated to the Museum.
Exhibition History"Ecclesiastical Art," General Convention/ Episcopal Church, October 9–21, 1970.

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Monstrance
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