Crust of brown bread in glass-topped box

Made:
1871-1915
Crust of brown bread in glass-topped box, amuletic

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Crust of brown bread in glass-topped box, amuletic
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Crust of brown bread in glass-topped box, amuletic, first thing taken into new house to ensure prosperity, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, English, 1871-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79901
Materials:
bread, brown, box, cardboard, glass and paper
Measurements:
overall (boxed): 28 mm x 83 mm x 54 mm, .038 kg
type:
amulet and bread
credit:
Lovett Collection