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Source Description
Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited. The tokens could also be infused with sanctity through being blessed or touched to a shrine. Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak. This example represents the apostles Peter and Paul and comes from Rome.
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Document identity
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29714
label
Pilgrim's Badge with Saints Peter and Paul
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object
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2
Source metadata
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29714
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normalized
title
Pilgrim's Badge with Saints Peter and Paul
description
Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited. The tokens could also be infused with sanctity through being blessed or touched to a shrine. Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak. This example represents the apostles Peter and Paul and comes from Rome.
provenance
Piero Tozzi, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, September 19, 1945, by purchase.
date
13th-15th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
plaques (brooches)
badges
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 x 1 9/16 in., 1/8 in. (3.4 x 4 cm, 0.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
style
Gothic
inscriptions
Inscription cast on border: SIG/NAAP.../UMPE/TRIETP/AULI +; [Transcription] SIGNA AP[OSTOLOR]UM PETRI ET PAULI; [Translation] Sign of the Apostles Peter and Paul.
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2115
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no