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  • ID:

    84.394

  • Production date:

    Late Medieval; late 14th century

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Pilgrim badge from the shrine of Our Lady Undercroft at Canterbury Cathedral. The Virgin Mary is shown wearing a crown and sitting on a throne, holding a sceptre topped by a fleur-de-lys in her right hand. The infant Jesus Christ stands on her left knee and reaches across with his right hand to touch the brooch at the neck of the Virgin’s cloak. The badge is framed by an architectural canopy. In niches on either side are the figures of a king (on the left) and an archbishop (on the right). This badge is so large that it has two pins on the back to secure it. It also had six clips at the edge (four can still be seen) which would have held a backing to the badge.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    H 121 mm; W 71 mm, H 120 mm; W 77 mm (overall)

  • Materials

    lead alloy

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

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