Item 2 - Crucifix

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IE CA FM RES/9/4/2

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Crucifix

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  • c.1831-1832 (Creation)

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Artefact; Height: 31 cm; Width (at base): 12.5 cm

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Scope and content

A wooden crucifix used by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The underside of the base has a manuscript annotation: ‘Father Mathew’s Cross, used in his sick calls &c and in cholera cases, 1831-2’.

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Over-sized storage. The base has been crudely repaired and is loosely attached to the rest of the Crucifix with a nail. Very careful manual handling is required.

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