Badge with the Virgin and Child

ca. 1500

Not on view

Pendants or badges with images of saints and holy figures were probably worn as talismans–the patron saint likely chosen to answer personal concerns–and as displays of piety.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Badge with the Virgin and Child
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: German
Medium: Silver, partial-gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in. (8.4 x 5.2 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.125
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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