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"description": "This fine enameled cross is named the \"Spitzer Cross\" after the Viennese art dealer and collector Baron Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Spitzer, who owned it in the 19th century. It has justly been hailed as the finest Limoges enameled cross to survive. The work\u2019s coloration exemplifies its refined craftsmanship. Rendered in white enamel, with fine lines defining the rib cage, abdomen, and muscles, Christ\u2019s body contrasts strikingly with the vibrant green, blue, and yellow of his halo, loincloth, and the cross.",
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"citation": "W. M. M., T. S., R. H., and F. A. W. \u201cIn Memoriam: Jeptha Homer Wade.\u201d The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 13, no. 4 (April 1926): 63\u201391.",
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