Silver touchpiece issued by James II

Made:
1688-1701 in France

Silver touchpiece, given in the ceremony of healing by touch, by James II, when he had been deposed, French, 1688-1701

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641057
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
overall: 1 mm x 20 mm, 0.002 kg
type:
touchpieces
credit:
Sotheby's