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Description: | A fragment of a late medieval - early post medieval lead alloy pilgrim badge of Becket's gloves from the Canterbury Pilgrimage dating late 15th - early 16th century. This is the left-hand glove from a conjoined pair; the right-hand glove is broken and missing. This is a gauntlet-type glove with an orphery decorated with diagonal lines (an ornamental border or band often on ecclesiastical vestments). There is a pattern on the palm of the glove of a circle of ring and dot motifs arranged around a central ring and dot. There is also a line around the base of the thumb. The thumb is broken and missing. There is no evidence of the point of attachment on the reverse.Similar badges are published in Spencer (1998:120) which notes "that complete badges show how the gloves were linked by a tassel at the base and, as a rule, by a shared (episcopal) ring on the little fingers. The episcopal ring was worn over the gloves, normally on the middle or fourth finger. On some badges, stitches are depicted along the seams of the thumb-ipeces and the monial is often identical to the pectoral jewels depicted on badges of the head reliquary". Spencer suggested the date late 15th - early 16th century. Similar badges are also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme e.g. SUR-E42C11; LON-B92301; NMS-D0D287.Dimensions: length: 22.01mm; width: 9.55mm; thickness: 1.36mm; weight: 1.12g.Reference: Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. The Stationery Office, London.
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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