A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The thick and chunky wood

The thick and chunky wood in the classic shape has an evocative deep colour and character with no signs of structural loss or infestation

and that in the 1840s

or indeed campaign furniture

Keith is in essentially smashing order with no injuries or signs of loss and still has his original rope and knife

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A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The thick and chunky woodOrigin: English Period: Probably Mid Late 16thC Provenance: Formally the property of a City Gentleman, from an important collection of Christian artifacts formed late 20thC Date: c. 1500 1650 Length: 11 inches Width: 7 inches Weight: 110 grams The ebonised wood penitential cross with baluster turned limbs, the arms formed separately and pinned; the upper and arm tips each fitted with an ivory bead bearing traces of gilding. Likely crafted during the