About this object
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ID:
81.284/2
Production date:
Late Medieval; 15th century
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Location:
In Store
Pilgrim badge of St Etheldreda (also known as St Audrey) from Ely in Cambridgeshire. St Etheldreda was the 7th-century daughter of an East Anglian king and the abbess of a convent, which stood on the site where Ely cathedral was later built. Her shrine was popular with London pilgrims and one of her miracles was that of freeing a man from a London gaol (his fetters were put on display in Ely cathedral). This badge depicts St Etheldreda as a standing figure, wearing a long robe and a cloak, and holding a book in her right hand. A halo surrounds her head and she holds a crosier in her left hand (its top is missing).
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Measurements
H 54 mm W 21 mm
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Materials
lead alloy
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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