Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury
- Made:
- 1910-1915 in Scarborough
Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury, said to cure rheumatism if carried in pocket, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, 1910-1915
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A132499
- Materials:
- mercury, glass, leather, chamois, wax and string
- Measurements:
-
overall: 43 mm 20 mm, .03 kg
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Lovett, E.R.
