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| Keywords: Flemish - Pilgrim Badge with Saint Adrian - Walters 55102.jpg Lead badges such as this one were purchased by pilgrims as mementos of holy sites they had visited Originally there were loops at top and bottom for the pilgrim to sew the badges onto a hat or cloak This example represents Saint Adrian Saint Adrian holds in his left hand a sword and a banner inscribed with his name S ADRIANUS In his right hand he holds an upended hammer on an anvil These tools refer to the martyrdom of the saint a 3rd-century Roman officer who upon conversion to Christianity was placed upon an anvil and broken by hammer blows He stands on a lion symbol of courage and of Flanders where this badge was made to commemorate the relic of Saint Adrian enshrined at Geraardsbergen between 1480 1500 Late Medieval lead cm 8 8 4 2 1 accession number 55 102 12202 Edward J Waddell Ltd Gaithersburg MD Walters Art Museum 1993 by purchase Museum purchase 1993 Cast inscription on scroll reads S ADRIANUS; Transcription SANCTUS ADRIANUS; Saint Adrian Treasures of Heaven The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The British Museum London 2010-2011 place of origin Geraardsbergen Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Flemish art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Pilgrim badges | ||||
