4336 – Joan the Wad Booklet

Physical description:

small booklet containing the history of Joan the Wad

Museum classification:

Piskies

Size:

120 x 85 x 4

Information:

Entitled A Short History of Joan the Wad, Queen of the Lucky Cornish Piskeys

Issued from Joans Cottage, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall

also includes adverts for

Jack O' Lantern - King of the Devon Pixies, Joan is his Cornish consort.

The British Bamboo Cane co Ltd, Lanivet, Bodmin

The Cornish Flexible Earth Company, Lanivet, Bodmin

Cpyright 1st Sept 1931 J.W.04D

Resource:

Book

Materials:

paper

Copyright ownership:

J.W.04D 1-9-31

Entitled A Short History of Joan the Wad, Queen of the Lucky Cornish Piskeys

Issued from Joans Cottage, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall

also includes adverts for

Jack O' Lantern - King of the Devon Pixies, Joan is his Cornish consort.

The British Bamboo Cane co Ltd, Lanivet, Bodmin

The Cornish Flexible Earth Company, Lanivet, Bodmin

Cpyright 1st Sept 1931 J.W.04D

4339 – Cornish Piskies x 4

Pisky on a Serpentine stone barrel - Serpentine stone is found on the Lizard penninsula Pisky pendant clutching knees Pisky pendant on a toadstool Pisky brooch with wishbone

A Pisky, Pixie, Elf or Gnome figure, made of leather, with a lock of human hair extending in a curve out of the top of his pointed hood. His eyes, mouth and eyebrows seem to be painted on his face, and like many Piskies he has a slightly fierce expression. He also has very long ears made out pf pink leather, positioned so that they seem to be sticking out of the side of his hood. He is wearing a fringed leather tunic and leather leggings. He has a piece of orange thread tied round his left arm.

3193 – ‘Into the Woods’: Painting

Acrylic painting of an eerie woodland scene (in subtle shades of brown) including three piskies or tree spirits. By Brian Froud.