Set with panels of hardstone, including lapis and agate, the cross is applied with a gilt bronze figure of Christ, after Giambologna.
The pedestal base is set with a gold verre fixe panel of St. Francis, flanked by bronze figures of St. Peter and St. Paul, height 109.2cm, width 46cm, depth 21.5cm.
The 1804 Burghley Inventory records: ‘Jewell Closet…Pietra Dura Crucifix on a Bracket.’
