Accession No
1922.781 C
Description
Lead alloy pilgrim badge, in the form of a horseshoe. Horseshoe is decorated with small doots in circles (roundels) and on the arch sits a granulated line with a double arch shape and a small floral shape, possibly a crown. Pin present and attached at the back, spanning the main horseshoe shape.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Medieval
Source
Ambrose, Cole [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.781 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Lead alloy; ?Pewter
Local Term
Measurements
21mm
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 "C", this is a badge with the pin present, shaped like a horse-shoe surmounted with a crown.
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 alloy pilgrim badge, in the form of a horseshoe. Horseshoe is decorated with small doots in circles (roundels) and on the arch sits a granulated line with a double arch shape and a small floral shape. Pin present and attached at the back, spanning the main horseshoe shape.
Event Date 13/12/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:270361
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