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19c BAVARIAN FILIGREE ROSARY
CHAINED ROSENKRANZ
Purchased in Rothenberg Germany at an old Antique shop in the walled city in 1996. This is a wonderful example of the larger filigrees that has been chained instead of strung.  Most filigree rosaries we have seen have been much smaller in size.

CONFIGURATION   -   BEADS   -   CREDO CROSS   -  RELIQUARY

Private Collection

~ CONFIGURATION ~

A LARGE, TRADITIONAL 5 DECADE ROSARY,  CHAINED

~ BEADS ~

IMITATION IRREGULAR 'ENGLISH CUTS' OF GLASS, NOT GARNETS

ABOUT ENGLISH CUT BEADS
Glass beads were made to imitate semi precious stones and were called 'English Cuts'. The facets are very uneven.  Softened glass pressed into molds to look as if they had been hand cut and polished.  Although  very primitive, they had a quality and charm of their own.

~ CREDO CROSS ~

Filigree Rosaries have a small 'Credo' Cross (Creed) before the large Filigree medallion or Crucifix at the end of the Pendant. Once the Creed has been recited or prayed, one is reminded to ask for 'an increase of faith, hope and love'.

   THIS SMALL CREDO CROSS

~ RELIQUARY BOX ~

THIS SMALL FILIGREED RELIQUARY BOX CARRIES THE IMAGE OF MARY

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