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Silver cross
Charles Arnoldi1779/1817
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
Brought to North America by the first French missionaries, crosses and crucifixes were later distributed among the Aboriginals who had converted to Catholicism. During the fur trade period, they were highly prized as trade goods, although for many they held no religious significance. This magnificent cross was made by Charles Arnoldi, a silversmith active in Montreal from 1779 to 1817.
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Details
- Title: Silver cross
- Creator Lifespan: 1779/1817
- Date: 1779/1817
- Type: Croix, Cross
- Titre: Croix en argent
- Description: Introduits en Amérique du Nord par les premiers missionnaires français, la croix et le crucifix ont d'abord été distribués parmi les convertis autochtones. Durant l'époque de la traite des fourrures, cependant, ils sont devenus des objets de traite très recherchés, bien qu'habituellement dépourvus de connotation religieuse. Cette spectaculaire croix a été faite par Charles Arnoldi, un orfèvre montréalais actif entre les années 1779 et 1817.
- Culture (former name in parenthesis): Aboriginal: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)?
- Culture (ancien nom entre parenthèses): Autochtone: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. David Ross McCord, Don de Mr. David Ross McCord
- Artist: Charles Arnoldi
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M1893.1
- Medium: Silver, Argent
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