Pilgrim's Badge with Saint Leonard, British or French, 15th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
15th century
Pilgrim's badge in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1986.77.1), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “Pilgrim's Badge with Saint Leonard”. The museum dates it 15th century and records its origin as British or French. The museum records the medium as Lead and tin alloy and the dimensions as Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16in. (5.6 x 3 x 0.4cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Saints. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lead and tin alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16in. (5.6 x 3 x 0.4cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Lead
- Culture recorded
- British or French
Identification
- Met object id
- 469900
- Museum object name
- Pilgrim's badge
- Museum object number
- 1986.77.1
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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