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This carved jet cross has a single bail set at top, through which is strung a black silk ribbon. One end of the ribbon is finished with a crimped metal aiglet, indicating it may have once been a shoelace.
pendants (jewelry)
crosses (visual works)
jet (coal)
silk (fiber)
religions (concept)
Symbol, Spiritual
Object, Devotional
Pendant, Religious
Jet
Religion
Pendant, Religious
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
3 x 1.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4886
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