- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, a figure of St Joseph made of white metal, which fits inside a cylindrical wooden box [1985.52.802 .2] with a detachable lid [1985.52.802 .3]. [ACA 11/04/2012]
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931
- Date collected
- By 1931
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material White Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Cast, Process Varnished
- Dimensions
- Height: max 25 mm, Width: max 10 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.802.1 Other numbers: 1550
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Box, Amulet, Religious Object
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