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The Limerick Crosier and Mitre

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The drawing shows the pendants of the mitre, and the upper part of the crosier. The crosier is made of silver gilt. In the crook is a depiction of the Annunciation. Below this, at the top of the staff, is a canopied structure with niches holding the figures of saints, the Trinity, and the Virgin. Underneath this is an enamelled inscription giving the date 1418, and mentioning Cornelius O'Dea, the bishop who commissioned the crosier and mitre. The pendants of the mitre are decorated with a depiction of the Annunciation.
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Title: The Limerick Crosier and Mitre
Description:
The drawing shows the pendants of the mitre, and the upper part of the crosier.
The crosier is made of silver gilt.
In the crook is a depiction of the Annunciation.
Below this, at the top of the staff, is a canopied structure with niches holding the figures of saints, the Trinity, and the Virgin.
Underneath this is an enamelled inscription giving the date 1418, and mentioning Cornelius O'Dea, the bishop who commissioned the crosier and mitre.
The pendants of the mitre are decorated with a depiction of the Annunciation.

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