Amulet, a white metal figure of the Virgin Mary inside a cylindrical box [1985.52.1018 .2] with a removable lid [1985.52.1018 .3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. [ASh [OPS move] 18/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a white metal figure of the Virgin Mary inside a cylindrical box [1985.52.1018 .2] with a removable lid [1985.52.1018 .3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. [ASh [OPS move] 18/1/2017]
Long description: Amulet, a white metal figure of the Virgin Mary [.1], inside a cylindrical box [.2] with a removable lid [.3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. On the outside of [.2] 'Sir de N.D. de la Délivrande' is written in black ink. [RB 24/04/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Lower Normandy Calvados Caen Douvres-la-Délivrande
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 Vegetable Ivory Plant, Material Plant Seed, Material Ink, Process Cast, Process Carved, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 27 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1018.1 Other numbers: 2026