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Source Description
Hat badges were one of the most common types of personal jewelry during the Renaissance, worn predominately by wealthy men. In the Middle Ages, men pinned brooches to their hats in order to demonstrate their political and social allegiances; during the Renaissance, however, hat badges asserted the wearer's individuality. They usually depicted the owner's personal emblem, mythological episodes, or scenes from Scripture, as in this representation of Veronica's Veil, a cloth with the image of Jesus miraculously imprinted on it. A famous and widely venerated relic during the Middle Ages, the veil disappeared from St. Peter's Basilica in 1600.
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Document identity
localId
36509
label
Hat Badge with Veronica's Veil
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
36509
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hat Badge with Veronica's Veil
description
Hat badges were one of the most common types of personal jewelry during the Renaissance, worn predominately by wealthy men. In the Middle Ages, men pinned brooches to their hats in order to demonstrate their political and social allegiances; during the Renaissance, however, hat badges asserted the wearer's individuality. They usually depicted the owner's personal emblem, mythological episodes, or scenes from Scripture, as in this representation of Veronica's Veil, a cloth with the image of Jesus miraculously imprinted on it. A famous and widely venerated relic during the Middle Ages, the veil disappeared from St. Peter's Basilica in 1600.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 16th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Niello
badges
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.9
height
0.4
depth
4.6
dimensionsRaw
H with loop: 1 15/16 x D: 1/8 x Diam: 1 13/16 in. (4.92 x 0.36 x 4.63 cm)
Source extras
med
silver with niello, silver gilt frame
creator_ids
6505
collection_ids
REN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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8d495c0e4a352166