The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 7, 2023

Half Angel: Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)

1526–1544

Part of a set. See all set records

England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

Gold

Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1969.171.b

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA

Inscription Translation

Hail! O Cross, our only hope.

Provenance
-1969
Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1969-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.171.b