Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval; 14th-15th century
Our Lady of Walsingham?
Pilgrim badge, possibly from the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham at Walsingham Priory. This rectangular-framed badge depicts the Annunciation (the moment when the Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she was to give birth to Christ). Mary stands on the right-hand side of the scene and the Angel Gabriel is on the left. In between the figures is a lily growing out of a pot, which symbolises Mary’s purity, innocence and the immaculate conception of Christ. Also between them is a stylised scroll which represents the words of greeting that Gabriel spoke to Mary. The frame is decorated with knobbly crockets around the edge and a fleur-de-lys at each corner (the fleur de lys was a symbol of the Virgin).
The shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk was a popular pilgrimage destination in the medieval period, especially after Henry III made a series of pilgrimages there in the 13th century.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 8689
- Object name:
- Our Lady of Walsingham?
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Late Medieval; 14th-15th century
- Material:
lead alloy, tin alloy, pewter
- Measurements/duration:
- H 38 mm, W 45 mm (overall)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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