Pilgrim’s Badge
Item
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Title
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Pilgrim’s Badge
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
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Date
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c. 15th century C.E.
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Description
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A metalwork representation of a pilgrim’s scallop shell. With three French Fleur de Lis in a crest on the top of the shell, the badge ends in metal knobs. Worn as a symbol of pilgrimage, the metal badge represents an actual scallop shell that pilgrims also wore on their pilgrimages.
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Format
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Metalwork. Lead. 7/8 x 13/16 in.
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Contributor
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Elizabeth Washburn
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Identifier
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1977. 240. 69.
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Subject
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Pilgrim; pilgrimage; France; French; scallop shell; St. James; badge; metal; Middle Ages; medieval
Pilgrim's Badge