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plaque
Accession Number NWHCM : 2013.5
Description
Square enamelled plate of copper-alloy with gilding and inlaid in blue and red enamel and depicting a leftward-looking three-quarter portrait of a virgin martyr, unidentified, holding a brush-like object, the blue background filled with gilt flowers filled with red enamel centres. Cusping at each corner is similarly infilled with red enamel. The centres of each edge are indented with two v-shaped notches to create a central point so that the square also attains a cruciform shape when placed at 45 degrees.
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This enamelled plate of copper-alloy is gilded and inlaid in blue and red enamel. The design is of a virgin martyr, but the exact identity of the person depicted is unknown. The plaque is believed to originally have been part of an ornately designed processional cross. A processional cross is a crucifix, or cross, which is carried in Christian processions. Sources suggest that all churches were once in possession of a processional across. It is unknown what happened to the cross itself or the remainder of the decoration.
The object came to Norwich Castle following the closure of St Peter Hungate Museum in 1995, which was the first church nationally to be formally repurposed. Today the church building is once again celebrating Norwich's heritage, hosting Hungate Medieval Art.
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