Amulet, brown textile scapular, with a white textile panel in the centre on one side with a image of St Francis of Assisi printed in black on it. [RB 31/07/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, brown textile scapular, with a white textile panel in the centre on one side with a image of St Francis of Assisi printed in black on it. [RB 31/07/2012]
Long description: Amulet, brown textile scapular, with a white textile panel in the centre on one side with a image of St Francis of Assisi printed in black on it. The scapular is comprised of a square panel front and back, with two straps either side to place over the head and on the shoulders. The printed image on a rectangular white textile panel depicts the 'BENEDICTION DE SAINT-FRANÇOIS'. There is some moth damage across the brown textile of the scapular. [RB 31/07/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Auvergne Allier Vichy
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1889
Date collected: 1889
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Process Stitched, Process Printed
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 404 x 291 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2380 Other numbers: 4743