Medals
Author: Unknown
Date: 18th – 19th century
Material: Silver
Dimensions (cm): MAS OD 10: H 6,7 x W 4,2 x D 0,4 | MAS OD 11: D 5,6 | MAS OD 12: H 5,6 x W 4,7
Provenance: Guimarães, Irmandade de São Nicolau
Owner: Guimarães, Irmandade de São Nicolau
Inventory No.: MAS OD 10, MAS OD 11 and MAS OD 12
The distinctive medals the Brothers wore over the chest when they went in processions are oval and they have, at the centre, the image of Saint Nicholas, with a beard. He wears a cloak and has a mitre and a crosier. His right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing. The forty-four medals hung from silk ribbons.
The medallion of the servant’s cassock is made of silver and brass and it has a circular shape. At the centre it has a book and above the mitre, the crosier and a cross.