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Crucifix

Date1865-1890
MediumMolded wax, wire, and possibly wood in a glazed shadowbox frame lined with velvet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 17 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 4in. (43.8 x 36.2 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Objects
Credit LineGift of Diantha Morse
DescriptionWaxwork crucifix decorated with wax flowers (lily of the valley and rosebuds) embellished with trailing ivy vines mounted on black velvet in an oval shadowbox frame made of dark wood (possibly cherry).
Object number2001.46.1
On View
Not on view
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.48 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
20th century
Wedding Dress
Carrie Augusta Lincoln
1874
Dress
Yale family
about 1860
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Gift of Mrs. Francis M. Reed, 1951.18.0a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1872
Canister of Wax
Albert G. Walker
1858