{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-pansy-crucifix","title":"Vintage Bronze Pansy Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the Vintage Bronze Pansy Crucifix the cross itself flowers. Each of the four arms ends in a wide pansy blossom, a further flower and its leaves climb the foot, and the corpus at the center is held within a growing plant. The modelling is soft and rounded, the way a well-handled cross becomes over years of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlowering crosses were a favourite of nineteenth-century devotional casting, where the blossom stands for life rising out of the Passion, the dead wood breaking into bloom. The pansy carried a meaning of its own as well: its French name, \u003cem\u003epensee\u003c\/em\u003e, means a thought, and the flower was long given as a token of remembrance, which suits a cross meant to be held during prayer. Nothing on the piece is lettered, and the whole of its meaning is carried in the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pansy crucifix was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its 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":48943422668985,"sku":"3c3-800-B","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-800-B.png?v=1787688708","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-pansy-crucifix","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}