Amulet, three triangular embroidered textile pendants said to contain 'pieces of Agnus Dei' ?wax, strung onto a piece of string. [RB 30/07/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, three triangular embroidered textile pendants said to contain 'pieces of Agnus Dei' ?wax, strung onto a piece of string. [RB 30/07/2012]
Long description: Amulet, three triangular embroidered textile pendants said to contain 'pieces of Agnus Dei' ?wax, strung onto a piece of string. Each pendant has a strip of paper with 'Agnus Dei' written on it in black ink on one side, and a cross painted in gold coloured pigment on the other side. Each has an embroidered border. Two are made of pale coloured textile; one has pink stitching, and the other has blue stitching. The third pendant is made of a blue coloured textile with yellow stitching. Each has a textile loop for suspension. [RB 30/07/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Paris
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1912
Date collected: 1912
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material String, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Material Wax, Process Stitched, Process Strung, Process Embroidered, Process Decorated, Process Inscribed, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 98 x 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2350 Other numbers: 4675