Silver touchpiece issued by Charles III, the 'Young Pretender'

Made:: 1766-1785

Silver touchpiece

Silver touchpiece
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Silver touchpiece, given to the sick in the ceremony of healing by touch, issued by Charles III, The Young Pretender, 1766-1785

Details

Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641067

Materials:: silver

Measurements:: weight 2 g
diameter 22 mm

type:: touchpieces

credit:: Sotheby's

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