Pilgrim Souvenir: Hood of Cherries
This lead alloy badge from the British Museum represents a medieval hood repurposed as a sack for a harvest of cherries. It measures 38 by 30 millimetres and was cast integrally with its pin and clasp in a three-part mould. When first made, it would have shone like silver. Badges were purchased in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Yale University
2017-06-01
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| Series: | British Art Studies |
| Online Access: | http://britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/issue-index/issue-6/cherries-badge |