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Jerusalem Cross in Engraved Silver Given by Louis XIII to the Church of the Saint
Jerusalem Cross in Engraved Silver Given by Louis XIII to the Church of the Saint

Jerusalem Cross in Engraved Silver Given by Louis XIII to the Church of the Saint

Original Language TitleJerusalem Croix en Argent cisele donnee par Louis XIII a l'Eglise du Sainte
Series TitleJerusalem
Artist Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824 - 1872)
Dateca. 1853-1854
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (32.39 x 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 23 5/8 x 17 5/8 inches (60.01 x 44.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.17
SignedPrinted center just under photo on mount: "Aug. Salzmann"
InscribedPrinted center bottom mount: "Jérusalem/ Croix Argent Ciselé donnée par Louis XIII à l'Eglise du Saint Sépulere"; printed bottom left mount: "Gide et j. Baudry, èditeurs"; printed bottom right mount: "Imp. Photogr. de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille"
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DescriptionA simple view of an ornate cross, standing vertically in a shadowed window, with a dark background of vertically patterned out-of-focus metal bars.
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