2320 – Lucky Pisky: Imp Charm
- Physical description:
- Brass pendant in the form of an pointy-eared lucky Cornish pisky seated on a mushroom. Suspension loop at top.
- Museum classification:
- Spells and charms
- Size:
- 34 x 14 x 3
- Information:
This object was found in a box labelled 'war time charms'. It was attached to a display board together with other animal-shaped charms. 2317-2320 were attached to the same board and others had become detached. I suggest that this object may have originally been collected by Edward Lovett, who collected and wrote about WWI soldiers' mascots. Imps were a popular lucky charm motif. Lovett also wrote about 'modern commercial amulets'. There is an imp charm in the Scarborough Museum Trust's Clarke collection and although it is not the same, the label says 'one of several variants'. T. Cadbury, 16/09/2011.
(However, in view of the fact that this is a Cornish pisky good luck charm it is probably just as likely in this case that the charm was acquired in Cornwall by Cecil Williamson.)- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Metal, brass
This object was found in a box labelled 'war time charms'. It was attached to a display board together with other animal-shaped charms. 2317-2320 were attached to the same board and others had become detached. I suggest that this object may have originally been collected by Edward Lovett, who collected and wrote about WWI soldiers' mascots. Imps were a popular lucky charm motif. Lovett also wrote about 'modern commercial amulets'. There is an imp charm in the Scarborough Museum Trust's Clarke collection and although it is not the same, the label says 'one of several variants'. T. Cadbury, 16/09/2011.
(However, in view of the fact that this is a Cornish pisky good luck charm it is probably just as likely in this case that the charm was acquired in Cornwall by Cecil Williamson.)