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1985.52.2723

Amulet, double-sided rectangular paper prayer card to Notre Dame de Ronceray at Angers, with an image and text. [ACA 22/08/2012]

1985.52.2723

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, double-sided rectangular paper prayer card to Notre Dame de Ronceray at Angers, with an image and text. [ACA 22/08/2012]
Long description
Amulet, double-sided rectangular paper prayer card to Notre Dame de Ronceray at Angers, with an image and text. On the front beneath the image of the statue of the Virgin Mary there is the following inscription: "NOTRE-DAME DU RONCERAY Vénérée dans la CRYPTE de l'église de la TRINITÉ à ANGERS" [OUR LADY OF RONCERAY Venerated in the Crypt of the Church of the TRINITY at Angers]. The reverse of the card is a prayer in French. [ACA 22/08/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Maine-et-Loire Angers
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Printed
Dimensions
Width: max 74 mm, Length: max 111 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2723

Search terms: Religion, Picture and Graphic Art, Writing, Amulet, Religious Object, Inscription, Prayer Object

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