1985.52.2580

Collection type

Object

Description

Amulet, two rectangular red textile scapulars, with religious images printed on linen, attached to a red cotton cord for suspension. [ACA 14/08/2012]

Long description

Amulet, two rectangular red textile scapulars, with religious images printed on linen, attached to a red cotton cord for suspension. One of the scapulars is printed with the instruments of the Passion and the inscription "Sainte Passion of mon Sauveur soyez toujours gravée dans mon coeur." [Holy Passion of my Saviour be always engraved upon my heart]. The other is printed with the inscription "Doux Coeurs de Jesus et de Marie protegez nous et sauvez nous" [Sweet hearts of Jesus and Mary protect and save us]. On the reverse of each scapular there is a rectangular layer of black, brown, blue and a white textile embroidered with red and blue cross-stitch, decreasing in size. [ACA 14/08/2012]

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 Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Linen Flax Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Process Printed, Process Stitched, Process Embroidered

Dimensions

Length: max 593 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1985.52.2580

Search terms: Religion, Insignia, Ornament, Figure, Amulet, Badge, Religious Object, Breast Ornament, Shoulder Ornament