298 – Charm: Oranges
- Physical description:
- Charm made from two oranges full of cloves joined together - stick impaling both.
- Museum classification:
- Spells & Charms
- Information:
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'Two oranges stuck full of cloves and joined with a stick impaling both. Charm used to ensure a life-long happy marriage. These sweet-smelling little concoctions were generally secured and hidden behind the bed-head or attached to the underframe of the bed. From Lemon Street, Truro 1937.'
One of the objects that was on loan to the 'Wicked Spirits?' exhibition at Colchester Castle Museum in 2022.
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Plant
- Copyright ownership:
- Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'Two oranges stuck full of cloves and joined with a stick impaling both. Charm used to ensure a life-long happy marriage. These sweet-smelling little concoctions were generally secured and hidden behind the bed-head or attached to the underframe of the bed. From Lemon Street, Truro 1937.'
One of the objects that was on loan to the 'Wicked Spirits?' exhibition at Colchester Castle Museum in 2022.