Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury
- Made:
- 1910-1915
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:
- glass, leather, chamois, mercury, string and wax
- type:
- therapeutic amulets folk medicine (therapy), bottles, folk medicine (therapy), mercury and therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Lovett, E.R.
