Badge of the Order of Santiago de Compostela

Description The religious Order of St. James (Sant Iago) was a military order established in 1171 at the pilgrimage cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain to protect it from attacks by Muslims. Pilgrims to the church frequently ate scallops and attached the empty shells to their hats. Members of the order adopted the scallop shell as their badge.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
1/26/1988	Treatment	cleaned; examined for condition
5/09/1991	Examination	examined for condition
4/26/2005	Treatment	cleaned; coated; other

Exhibitions

• World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972.
• Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Carl Schon, Inc., Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.

Credit Museum purchase, 1945