Crucifix
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’.
Details
- Level of description
- Item
- Date
- c.1831-1832
- Reference
- 2
- Extent and medium
- Artefact; Height: 31 cm; Width (at base): 12.5 cm
- 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’.
- Physical characteristics
- 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.
- Repository
- Irish Capuchin Archives
- Context
- Irish Capuchin Archives > Fr. Theobald Mathew: Research and Commemorative Papers > Artefacts > Other Artefacts
Annotations
Rights
- Rights
- Copyright held by the respective institution. Contact the archive for reproduction permissions.
Related Items
Extracted Mentions
People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.
People
- Cross(1)
Sample passages
- Cross,
Full Transcript (OCR, 1 pages)
Machine-generated OCR transcript. Handwritten material may contain recognition errors.
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Father Mathew's Cross, the in his Sick Calls &c and in Cholera 'ears, 1831-2