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LOT 1685
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Purse Badge
15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.35 grams, 39 mm).
Comprising a trapezoidal frame with latticework and tab to the long edge; from a purse pendant. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 176b.
Footnotes
The purse was originally suspended on straps from a badge bearing a fleur-de-lys within a ring.
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