Amulet, oval metal pendant, with the Virgin Mary on one side and a church on the other, painted in the centre, with a loop for suspension. [RB 14/05/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, oval metal pendant, with the Virgin Mary on one side and a church on the other, painted in the centre, with a loop for suspension. [RB 14/05/2012]
Long description: Amulet, oval metal pendant, with the Virgin Mary on one side and a church on the other, painted in the centre, with a loop for suspension. The figure of the Virgin Mary is surrounded by an inscription: 'N. DAME DE LOURDES', and the area surrounding it is painted red, with a blue outer strip. The image of the church is surrounded by a faint inscription: 'SANCTUAIRE DE LOURDES', and the area surrounding it is painted green, with a red outer strip. [RB 14/05/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Paris [Lourdes]
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 Pigment, Process Stamped, Process Perforated, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 25 x 16 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1304 Other numbers: 2660

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