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Titre
Date(s)
- c.1840-1850 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Dossier
Étendue matérielle et support
Ten Pewter Medals; Diameter: 3.7 cm
Nom du producteur
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Portée et contenu
Face (front): Profile view of the head of Fr. Mathew. Along outer edge: ‘The Father Mathew OSFC Total Abstinence Association’.
Obverse: Cruciform formula of pledge: ‘From the / Great Glory of God/ and the/ Salvation / of souls / in honour of / the sacred thirst and agony of Jesus / and the sorrowful Heart of Mary / I promise / to abstain from all / intoxicating drinks during / my life / and thus / discourage / their use / in others’.
Images in the four corners of the cross, clockwise, beginning with upper left: Heart surmounted by cross, entwined by crown of thorns, with drops of blood, Heart a fire pierced by sword, with drops of blood; harp; 3 shamrocks.
Two of the medals have green ribbon and pin attachments.