Artefacts

Knight Cross of the Order of the Crown, Italy, rewarded to Count Henri de Baillet-Latour.

Physical description

Ordine della Corona d’Italia. Pattée cross with curved edges, enamelled in white, with the so-called Savoy knots between the arms of the cross. Obverse central disc featured the Iron Crown of Lombardy (as appeared on the Austrian Order of the Iron Crown) on a blue enamel backbround. Reverse central disc had a black-enamelled eagle bearing the Savoy cross on a golden background. Black-enamelled eagle bearing the Savoy cross above the star. Red-white-red striped ribbon.

Materials

textile, gold, enamel

Colors

multi coloured, gold

Dimension

10.6 x 4.6 x 0.5 cm