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Description: | A late medieval or early post-medieval tin pilgrim badge dating from 1400-1550 AD in the form of a pair of conjoined gloves. Both thumbs of the gloves are on the outside as if the hands are cupped. There is a pattern of five raised dots on the palm of each glove, four in a square with one in the middle. On the reverse of the object is a crude pin without a catchplate.It is probable that this badge represents the gloves of Thomas Beckett.Width: 24.98mm, thickness: 2.48mm, weight: 5.87g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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