Badge with the Virgin and Child

Unknown

ca. 1500 · Silver, partial-gilt · Medieval Art

Pendants or badges with images of saints and holy figures were probably worn as talismans–the patron saint likely chosen to answer personal concerns–and as displays of piety.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500

Medium

Silver, partial-gilt

Culture

German

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915