{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-cross-of-lorraine-openwork-filigree","title":"Vintage Bronze Cross of Lorraine, Openwork Filigree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe double-barred Cross of Lorraine, treated here as filigree. Both crossbars and the shaft are cut through into a lattice of scrollwork studded with small rosettes, and every arm finishes in a scrolled fleur-de-lis, so the cross reads as lace. At an inch and a half it hangs light for its size, and the open ground lets whatever is behind it show through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two-barred cross is the old patriarchal form, historically used for crosses that enshrined a relic of the True Cross, and it became the badge of the dukes of Lorraine and later a rallying sign for France itself. Worked this finely it belongs to the French tradition of pierced devotional metalwork that ran through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when a cross was expected to be a prayer and a piece of fine jewelry at once. The antiquing settles into the lattice and leaves the scrolls bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis openwork Cross of Lorraine was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the cross's vintage character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943588671673,"sku":"3c3-1271-B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1271-B.png?v=1787688765","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-cross-of-lorraine-openwork-filigree","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}