An Impressive 19thC Tortoiseshell Veneered & Gilded Corpus Christi sub-Religion & Relics Cavendish tobacco originated in the

Cavendish tobacco originated in the late 16th century

cushions were often given as a love token and its creation would have helped pass the long hours at sea and this tradition was carried on by soldiers throughout World War I

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which gives it decorative appeal

In other words his paint has flaked and chipped off the hard plastic body in places and will continue to do so unless otherwise treated

An Impressive 19thC Tortoiseshell Veneered & Gilded Corpus Christi sub-Religion & Relics Cavendish tobacco originated in theOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1870 Height: 23. 25 inches The nineteenth century gilded Corpus Christi, on red tortoiseshell veneered crucifix with scroll inscribed INRI above, the whole on a stepped ebony base. The corpus is in good overall condition, barring one old repair to the apex where the four joins meet, this repair was an amateur one and as such there is a little bit of movement in this area.