"Heartstone", slaty water-worn pebble

Made:
1880-1920

"Heartstone", slaty water-worn pebble, veined with quartz, carried to keep away witches, from South Devon, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665273
Materials:
stone, slate, quartz reined
Measurements:
length 66 mm
width 55 mm
thickness 11 mm
type:
stone

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