Jacobean touchpieces, English, 1610-1625.

Made:
1603-1625 in England

Gold angel, used as a touchpiece in the ceremony of healing by touch, mint mark in form of a castle, 2nd or 3rd coinage, issued by James I 1603-1625

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641047
Materials:
gold
Measurements:
overall: 2 mm x 28 mm, 0.004 kg
type:
amulets