Sujet
Silver touch piece of George III, 1766. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Silver touch piece of King George III, 1766. Touch pieces were thought to have healing powers. It was firmly believed for centuries that kings had divine powers from God that enabled them to cure scrofula, a type of tuberculosis, by touching the sufferers with their fingers.This became a healing ritual known as 'touching for the King's Evil.'
Museum of London
Date
1766
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London
Notre référence
HRM19A83_271
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,1Mo) / 41,9cm x 29,9cm / 4950 x 3537 (300dpi)