23 – Burnt Edged Photograph Curse
- Physical description:
- Framed photograph of young woman. Photograph is burnt round edges.
- Museum classification:
- Curses
- Size:
- 335x270x13
- Information:
Original text by Cecil Williamson The art of devil doll making can be traced back to the dawn of time, when mankind developed a reasoning mind. Today we live in a mechanical technical age, so the witches, keeping abreast of the times, now make use of photographic images in place of their dolls of wax and clay. The most popular method employed by which to hurt the victim is that of slowly burning or causing the photograph to smoulder from the edges by gently blowing upon it. This is an example of twentieth-century photographic ill wishing. A case of leave-my-husband-alone, Exeter, 1964.
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Photo paper and frame
- Copyright ownership:
- Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
Original text by Cecil Williamson The art of devil doll making can be traced back to the dawn of time, when mankind developed a reasoning mind. Today we live in a mechanical technical age, so the witches, keeping abreast of the times, now make use of photographic images in place of their dolls of wax and clay. The most popular method employed by which to hurt the victim is that of slowly burning or causing the photograph to smoulder from the edges by gently blowing upon it. This is an example of twentieth-century photographic ill wishing. A case of leave-my-husband-alone, Exeter, 1964.