Processional cross
Author: Unknown
Date: 15th century
Material: White silver
Dimensions (cm): H 78 x W 38,5
Inscription: IHS; 1690
Provenance: Guimarães, Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Inventory No.: MAS O 21
This cross follows the model of the Gothic crosses, with the arms ending in fleur-de-lis and the architectonic knop. In the intersection of the arms there’s the figure of the Saviour, with the inscription “IHS” on top.
It bears the inscription of the date of 1690 and the punched mark of the silversmith, proofs of the restoration it underwent in the 17th century. The stem, the castled knop and, probably, the core and the edges of the cross are from the 17th century, revealing a very beautiful Gothic revivalism.