Processional Cross
about 1200–121513 7/8 x 8 x 1/4 in. (35.24 x 20.32 x 0.64 cm)
Creation Place:
Limoges, France
Medium:
Enamel and gold on copper
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft
Accession Number:
1931.233
Currently on View in:
Sacred Stories (3)
Exhibition History
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Religious Subjects Assembled in the Yellow Room for a Special Exhibition during Lent, March–April, 1935.Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Enamels: Old and New, May 5–June 4, 1945.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Art and Fashion of the Renaissance, October 4–November 30, 1946.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Taft Enamels and the French Renaissance, March 1–27, 1966.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Out of the Attic: Forgeries, Treasures, & Curiosities from the Taft Collections, September 14–October 30, 1994.
Gallery Label
To create this champlevé enamel cross, a craftsman carved depressions into a copper form and then filled these sunken areas with enamel paste the consistency of wet sand. After the object was fired, it was polished to ensure a smooth and even surface.
Provenance
Acquired by Charles Phelps Taft [1843-1929] and Anna Sinton Taft [1850-1931], Cincinnati, OH; donated to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 1927 [1]; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [2]. Notes:
[1]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [2]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection.
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