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  • ID:

    82.8/3

  • Production date:

    Late Medieval; 1350-1400

  • Location:

    In Store

  • This badge depicts the return of St Thomas Becket from exile in France in December 1170, only a month before his murder. This anniversary was commemorated every year at Canterbury with a festival known as the Return of St Thomas (Regressio Sancti Thomae). Here he is shown on board the ship with three companions: a knight, a clerk holding a book, and a third standing next to St Thomas. The knight's shield is charged with a cross. A sailor attends to the rigging in the stern of the ship.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    H 75 mm; W 72 mm, H 74 mm; W 75 mm (overall)

  • Materials

    lead alloy; tin alloy; pewter

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-20

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

  • Related Person

    Becket, Thomas (depicted)

  • Related place

    City of London

  • Related Group

    Medieval pilgrim souvenirs

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