Pilgrim Badges
Pilgrim badges were sold in the medieval period as souvenirs of pilgrimage. All of the badges below are accurate copies of surviving pewter artefacts. For information on the history of pilgrim badges please refer to the ‘History’ section of the website. Devotional badges are also included in this section.
P31-Saint Thomas Becket
One of the major attractions at Canterbury Cathedral was the ‘corona’ reliquary, housed in the Corona Chapel, and in which the severed crown of Saint Thomas Becket’s skull was kept.
This magnificent object took the form of a life sized golden jewel encrusted and mitered head. This reliquary was the second most important item to be seen at Canterbury and badges commemorating it seem to have been very popular.
14th- early 15th cent.
29x53mm The bust of Saint Thomas within an architectural frame.
This magnificent object took the form of a life sized golden jewel encrusted and mitered head. This reliquary was the second most important item to be seen at Canterbury and badges commemorating it seem to have been very popular.
14th- early 15th cent.
29x53mm The bust of Saint Thomas within an architectural frame.
Price:
£6.50
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