2054 – Joan the Wad Pisky Charm
- Physical description:
- Brass good luck charm of Joan the Wad, Queen of the Cornish Piskies. In characteristic pose - Joan is seated with one knee slightly higher than the other and with one arm curved over her head. Has small hole for suspension ring.
- Museum classification:
- Piskies
- Size:
- 45 x 10 x 10
- Information:
These Joan the Wad charms seem to have been devised by F.T. Nettleinghame, who registered them in 1932. See Rupert White's Book, 'Magic and Modernism: Art from Cornwall in Context 1800 - 1950'.
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Metal (brass)
These Joan the Wad charms seem to have been devised by F.T. Nettleinghame, who registered them in 1932. See Rupert White's Book, 'Magic and Modernism: Art from Cornwall in Context 1800 - 1950'.