{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-victorian-french-communion-crucifix","title":"Vintage Bronze Victorian French Communion Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Victorian French Communion Crucifix opens each of its four arms into a broad terminal of blown flowers and curling leaves, cut deep enough to hold shadow, while the corpus hangs quietly at the center on a narrow, lightly textured shaft. The contrast between the crowded ends and the still figure is what gives the cross its weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrosses of this size and pattern were commonly given in nineteenth-century France to mark a First Communion, kept afterward in a drawer or on a bedroom wall and handed down when the child who received it had children of her own. The flowers are not decoration only: a cross in bloom is the old promise that the wood of the Passion is a living tree. Nothing here is lettered, and nothing needs to be, since the ornament carries the whole statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe communion crucifix 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":48943406186681,"sku":"3c3-924-B","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-924-B.png?v=1787688703","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-victorian-french-communion-crucifix","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}