Accession No
1922.781 B
Description
Lead pilgrim badge, in the form of a flower, possibly a daisy. Head of flower in four layers, top layer is a central rounded shape with moulded lines and dots radiating from the centre, then a row of thin petals with sharp points, then a row of wider petals with sharp points, finally a circle of long pieces topped with a circle. From the head of the flower extends a long stem with two leaves at the base forming an arrow shape, tips of leaves possibly broken off.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Medieval
Source
Ambrose, Cole [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.781 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
43mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on perspex mount with label reading: 'Lead Pilgrim's Sign. Cole-Ambrose.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
One is labelled "B", shaped as a flower.
Event Date 3/9/2001
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.781[A-F]: Six fragments of pilgrims' signs.
Event Date 8/7/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Lead pilgrim badge, in the form of a flower, possibly a daisy. Head of flower in four layers, top layer is a central rounded shape with moulded lines and dots radiating from the centre, then a row of thin petals with sharp points, then a row of wider petals with sharp points, finally a circle of long pieces topped with a circle. From the head of the flower extends a long stem with two leaves at the base forming an arrow shape, tips of leaves possibly broken off.
Event Date 13/12/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:270360
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