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Pilgrim's badge depicting St James

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Pilgrim's badge depicting St James
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A pilgrim's badge signified that the wearer had visited a place of pilgrimage. This jet example, mounted in silver and representing St James, dates from the 15th century.

The silver mount takes the form of a scallop shell with the initials 'I.H.S.' engraved on the back.

The scallop was the sign associated with the cult of St James at Compostella in Spain.

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