Pilgrimage Flask from the Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury

Description This rare pilgrim's flask, one of only a few to survive intact, was made to be worn around the neck as a protective talisman. It was once filled with holy water from the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury.

Exhibitions

• Treasures of Heaven. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The British Museum, London. 2010-2011.

Provenance Edward J. Waddell, Ltd. Gaithersburg, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1993, by purchase.

Credit Museum purchase, 1993