Amulet, horse on oval base
- Made:
- 1914-1918
Small metal and gilt figurine of a horse on oval base, used as an amulet and reputedly worn by soldier of a London regiment, during the First World War, from Lovett collection, British, 1914-1918.
The carrying of ‘lucky charms’ – as protective amulets against ill health and physical danger – is common in many cultures around the world. This small metal and gilt figurine of a horse on oval base, used as an amulet and reputedly worn by soldier of a London regiment, during the First World War, 1914-1918.
The amulet was bought for the Wellcome collection in 1930 from Edward Lovett’s (1852-1933) collection of British amulets and charms. Lovett was a collector who documented different medical traditions and beliefs.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A79888
- Materials:
- tin, gilt and glass, coloured
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Lovett Collection