MEL.835:1-2025
Parts
Object number
MEL.835:1-2025
Object type
Identification
Title
Medieval pilgrim badge 1/2
Description
1/2 pewter medieval pilgrim badge. The depiction on the badge links it firmly with pilgrimage to Eton College (founded by King Henry VI in 1440), and was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Feast of the Assumption is 15 August; an occasion on which pilgrimage to Eton was popular.
Features
Unlike the second badge, the sharded border is incomplete, indicating some breakaway (through damage) from the original deisgn. This badge is the left of the two, as seen in its current display.
Description
Content (description)
Pilgrimage to Eton in the 15th Century
Content (object)
badge
Content (person)
Content (place)
Eton College
Dimensions
length: 5cm
width: 4cm
width: 4cm
Production
Note
Produced during the reign of Henry VI
History and association
Object history note
Purchased by Eton College in 1989 from A.H Baldwin & Sons for £600
The object was discovered during rennovations to Vintner's Hall in Central London
The object was discovered during rennovations to Vintner's Hall in Central London