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Crucifix with Accompanying Leather Case

From book "My First Ninety Years"
Vienna, end of the 18th century
gilt metal alloy decorated with colourful semi-precious stones; the body of Christ is of cast silver
crucifix: 6.5 x 4.5 cm
case: 1.,5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm
MGZ 4742

This little portable home altar belongs to the inheritance of the immediate family. It was on the bedside table of Tilla’s Berlin bedroom.

Literature: Šterk, Slavko. Tilla Durieux and Her Art Collection in Zagreb. Zagreb: Zagreb City Museum, 1986, p. 39