Cramp ring of thin twig wrapped in pale blue silk

Made:
1890-1920
Cramp ring of thin twig wrapped in pale blue silk, for cramp

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Cramp ring of thin twig wrapped in pale blue silk, for cramp
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Cramp ring of thin twig wrapped in pale blue silk, for cramp, from Surrey, 1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79914
Materials:
wood, twig(?) and silk
Measurements:
overall: 10 mm x 78 mm x 86 mm, .002 kg
bow: 160 mm
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Lovett collection