Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury enclosed in chamois case said to cure rheumatism

Made:
1890-1894

Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury enclosed in chamois case said to cure rheumatism, part of Lovett collection, from Horsham, English, 1890-1894

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132574
Materials:
glass, chamois and mercury
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Lovett, E.R.