Touchpieces, 17th-18th centuries
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Title
Touchpieces, 17th-18th centuries
Abstract
Examples of touchpieces from three English sovereigns—Charles II, James II, and Anne, the last monarch to touch for scrofula. Touchpieces from James III and his sons Charles III and Henry IX, the Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, are on the right.
Date Created
17th-18th centuries
Is Part Of
Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals
References
View the online catalog record.
Extent
6 medals
Medium
Mixed metals
Identifier
Storer 4684-Storer 4696
Bibliographic Citation
Storer, Medicina in nummis (1931): 627-630.
Provenance
Gift of Dr. F. Parkes Weber to the Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals in the Boston Medical Library, 1906.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Touchpieces, 17th-18th centuries,” OnView, accessed September 1, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6402.