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Travelling Crucifix, Silver, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, 1690

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Stock #:1115465
Type: Postcard
Era: Continental Chrome
Artist: Graphic Photo
Publisher: McO
Express Publishing Co., Inc.
Size: 4.25" x 6" (11 x 15.25 cm)
Publisher's Series #: ESK-8
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Crucifix crafted in France around 1690, made of silver, tortoise shell, and ebony. It descended in the family of the explorers Iberville and Bienville, and is typical of luxurious objects commissioned by wealthy colonial families during the reign of Sun King Louis XIV. From the collection of Count LeMoyne de Martigny.

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