Vintage Bronze Cross of Lorraine with Thistle
Product Details
Two emblems of Lorraine meet on this open-cut cross: the double-barred cross of the dukes of the province, and a thistle in full bloom laid across the center with its spiny leaves spreading over the arms. The cross is finely stippled all over so the polished thistle stands away from it, and trefoil tips finish each arm in the older French manner.
The Cross of Lorraine has served as a devotional form for centuries, a patriarchal cross of the kind that once enshrined relics of the True Cross, and eastern France took it as its own. The thistle is the badge of Nancy and of the province, chosen for the motto that goes with it: no one touches it without being pricked. Worn together the two make a quietly determined piece, a small statement of faith and homeland in the same breath.
This 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.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
Two emblems of Lorraine meet on this open-cut cross: the double-barred cross of the dukes of the province, and a thistle in full bloom laid across the center with its spiny leaves spreading over the arms. The cross is finely stippled all over so the polished thistle stands away from it, and trefoil tips finish each arm in the older French manner.
The Cross of Lorraine has served as a devotional form for centuries, a patriarchal cross of the kind that once enshrined relics of the True Cross, and eastern France took it as its own. The thistle is the badge of Nancy and of the province, chosen for the motto that goes with it: no one touches it without being pricked. Worn together the two make a quietly determined piece, a small statement of faith and homeland in the same breath.
This 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.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
