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Badge of the Order of the Holy Inquisition

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1700

This object is an enamelled gold badge associated with the Order of the Holy Inquisition, made in Spain around 1700 by an unknown maker. It measures 4.6 cm in height, 3.1 cm in width, and 0.8 cm in depth. The badge bears a maker's mark reading "GD".

The badge is constructed with an ornate openwork golden frame featuring scrolling foliate and floral motifs surrounding a central oval medallion, topped with a suspension loop. The obverse depicts the black and white cross of St. Dominic rendered in enamel within the central medallion, while the reverse is recorded as bearing the insignia of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Material
Enamelled gold
Dimensions
Height: 4.6 cm; Width: 3.1 cm; Depth: 0.8 cm

Technical characteristics

Inscriptions
Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: mark; GD; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
Maker recorded
Unknown
Place recorded
Spain

Identification

Source note
Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
Museum object name
Badge
Museum object number
232-1864

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.