Miner's Russian Orthodox Cross
Miner's Russian Orthodox Cross
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- Description
- Michael Simon, a Latvian immigrant and devout member of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Old Believers wore this Orthodox Cross as he labored in Pennsylvania coal mines during the 1890s. The Russian Orthodox Cross has three bars, the top represents the plate with INRI (Latin initials for Jesus, King of the Jews) and the bottom bar is a slanted footstool.
- Object Name
- cross
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- ID Number
- 2013.0285.01
- catalog number
- 2013.0285.01
- accession number
- 2013.0285
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- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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