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Source Description
Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited. Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak. This example represents a horse.
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Document identity
localId
30497
label
Pilgrim's Badge
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
30497
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pilgrim's Badge
description
Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited. Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak. This example represents a horse.
provenance
[Found at Torcello, Italy]; Piero Tozzi, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, September 19, 1945, by purchase.
date
13th-14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
plaques (brooches)
badges
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
4.2
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (2.8 x 4.2 x 0.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
style
Gothic
med
lead
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2115
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
2b5427d662e5e0dc
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ed105e182223060f
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no
hasDescription
no