Cramp ring

Cramp ring, of thin twigs or wood wrapped in pale blue silk

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Cramp ring, of thin twigs or wood wrapped in pale blue silk
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Cramp ring, of thin twigs or wood 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:
A79915
Materials:
wood, twig ? and silk
Measurements:
diameter 74 mm
thickness 8 mm
with bow: length 163 mm
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Lovett collection