Amulet, a white metal figure of St. Genevieve [.1], inside a cylindrical box [.2] with a detachable lid [.3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. [ACA 22/05/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a white metal figure of St. Genevieve [.1], inside a cylindrical box [.2] with a detachable lid [.3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. [ACA 22/05/2012]
Long description: Amulet, a white metal figure of St. Genevieve [.1], inside a cylindrical box [.2] with a detachable lid [.3] carved from vegetable ivory [corozo]. On the side of the box [.2] there is "St Genevieve" in blue ink. [ACA 22/05/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France
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 Vegetable Ivory Plant, Material White Metal, Material Ink, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Inscribed, Process Cast
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1481 Other numbers: 3038

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