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1985.51.482

Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting Mary and Jesus the child on one side and St Gerard Majella carrying a cross on the other. [SM 23/02/2011]

1985.51.482

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting Mary and Jesus the child on one side and St Gerard Majella carrying a cross on the other. [SM 23/02/2011]
Long description
Circular devotional medal or pendant depicting Mary and Jesus the child on one side and St Gerard Majella carrying a cross on the other. The side with Mary and Jesus on it has the inscription "OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOR PRAY FOR US". The other side has the inscription "SAINT GERARD MAJELLA PRAY FOR US". The object has a copper alloy suspension loop at the top. [SM 23/02/2011]
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Stamped, Process Bent
Dimensions
Diameter: max 16 mm, Length: max 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.482 Other numbers: A 176454 AM C OP lot 175

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Insignia, Writing, Amulet, Pendant, Medal, Inscription

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