1719 – Tiny Charm: Amulet

Physical description:

Tiny fabric bag, stitched closed, with a red and yellow cross shape painted on it, containing a folded paper, presumably with a written charm on it.

Museum classification:

Spells & Charms

Size:

35 x 30 x 3

Information:

It was a common practice for cunning folk to give their clients written charms sealed inside a bag, which the client then wore.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Fabric, paper

Copyright ownership:

Treetrunk Ltd.

It was a common practice for cunning folk to give their clients written charms sealed inside a bag, which the client then wore.