Title: Badge of the Order of Saint Michael
Object type: Badge
Date: 17th century, with modern chains and links
Medium: Shell cameo, mounted in gold, with seashell motifs
Dimensions: Overall, with chain extended: 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (8 x 3.3 cm);
Visible cameo with right facing figure (confirmed): 27.5 x 21.7 mm;
Visible cameo with left facing figure (confirmed): 28.8 x 22 mm
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Saint Michael