Silver touchpiece

Made:
1788-1807 in Italy
Silver touchpiece

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Silver touchpiece
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Silver touchpiece, given to the sick in the ceremony of healing by touch, issued by Henry IX, Cardinal of York, 1788-1807

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A152325
Materials:
silver
type:
touchpieces
credit:
Glendining