Hand Cross

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

in-house: 9 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 1/8 in. (23.5 × 9.21 × 0.32 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Betty and Whitney MacMillan, B.A. 1951

Accession Number

2011.96.1

Geography
Period

18th–19th century

Classification
Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

Provenance

Collected by Betty and Whitney MacMillan in Kenya in the 1960s
Donated by Betty and Whitney MacMillan to Yale University Art Gallery in 2011
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 21, 2012), 3, ill.
Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

crosses (objects), pendants (jewelry), religious art

Subject

Christianity

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