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1985.52.2678.5

Amulet, textile scapular. Oval shaped, with a pink ribbon loop for suspension. Consisting of three layers of textile decreasing in size stitched onto one and other, all with a serrated edge. The upper has an image of the Sacred Heart and an inscription written in French. See the records 1985.52.2678 .1 - .9 for the other associated amulets. [ASh [OPS move] 3/2/2017]

1985.52.2678.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, textile scapular. Oval shaped, with a pink ribbon loop for suspension. Consisting of three layers of textile decreasing in size stitched onto one and other, all with a serrated edge. The upper has an image of the Sacred Heart and an inscription written in French. See the records 1985.52.2678 .1 - .9 for the other associated amulets. [ASh [OPS move] 3/2/2017]
Long description
Amulet, four textile badges [.1- .4], two textile scapulars [.5- .6], a textile label [.7], and a paper Sacred Heart and cross [.8- .9], in an envelope. The four textile badges [.1- .4] are all identical, they are oval in shape with a serrated edge. There is a cross with a Sacred Heart in the centre with the following inscription: "MONTMARTRE JE SUIS A VOUS SAUVEZ MOI IN HOC SIGNO VINCES". The first textile scapular or badge [.5] is oval shaped, pointed at each end with a pink ribbon loop for suspension , with three layers of textile decreasing in size stitched onto one and other, all with a serrated edge. The middle textile has a green embroidered border which frames the top textile layer which has red cotton thread stitched in a zigzag design, there is an image of the Sacred Heart and the following inscription: "Arrête! Le Cœur de Jèsus est là! QUE VOTRE RÈGNE ARRIVE! 100 jours d'indulgences (Pie ix 14 Juin 1877) PARIS". The second textile scapular or badge [.6] is oval shaped, with a white textile patch stitched onto red felt both with a serrated edge and a loop for suspension. There is an image of the Sacred Heart with the following inscription: ""Arrête! Le Cœur de Jèsus est là! QUE VOTRE RÈGNE ARRIVE!". The textile label [.7] would have been stitched onto something else as there are four perforation marks. It is rectangular and has the following printed in black ink; an image of the Sacred Heart and the inscription: "Arrête! Le Cœur de Jesus est avec nous". The paper Sacred Heart [.8] has a metallic paint on one side. The paper cross [.9] has been painted on one side a royal blue colour with a gold double border. [ACA 20/08/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Paris
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Textile, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Process Stitched, Process Printed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 59 mm, Length: max 92 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2678.5 Other numbers: 3150

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

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