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1985.51.786

White girdle tape with "[cross] S.M.R.A.v.L [cross] O.R.P.N [cross]" printed on it in red. Worn to relieve childbirth.


1985.51.786

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Collection type
Object
Description
White girdle tape with "[cross] S.M.R.A.v.L [cross] O.R.P.N [cross]" printed on it in red. Worn to relieve childbirth.
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 Ribbon Textile, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Printed
Dimensions
Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 1280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.786 Other numbers: R 933/ 1938 A 177194 lot 238

Search terms: Religion, Amulet