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LOT 2245
Medieval Pewter Gauntlet Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.38 grams, 24 mm).
Gauntlet or glove of St Thomas Becket with decorated band to the mouth; pin to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 757.
FootnotesThe gauntlet was the emblem of the Armourers Guild of London. The glove was an emblem of St Thomas Becket, whose gloves were involved in the miraculous healing of a nun.
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