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PILGRIM BADGE
Unique ID: LANCUM-619B37
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A medieval silver gilt pilgrim's badge commemorating St George. It shows St George on horseback with a sword in his right hand raised above his head. Beneath the feet of the horse lies the dragon. The badge has seen some wear, particularly on the face of the saint. On the reverse are traces of the stitching loop that would have affixed the badge to a hat or garment.
The cult of St George flourished in England, in the fifteenth century in particular, when pilgrims would visit St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle which held the relic of the saint's heart. The badge is silver, and dates from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Dimensions: height 25 mm, width 23 mm. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 19th October 2011
Notes:
TVC Valuation 20/04/2012: £400
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Penrith Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T488
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1525
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 5.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2011T488
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
To be known as: Appleby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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