10 – Poppet in Nurses Uniform

Physical description:
A cloth doll poppet dressed in a nurse's uniform, with an iron nail piercing its abdomen.
Museum classification:
Curses
Size:
245x120x70
Information:

Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'The case of the pregnant nurse. The same old story, too much drink on a Saturday night, girl in trouble, from sex to sadness, worry, fear, ending up with an act of witchcraft to cause a miscarriage. This was the poppet used to good effect. Preserved as a memento. 1941.'

Resource:
Object
Materials:
Fabric, iron
Copyright ownership:
Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.

Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'The case of the pregnant nurse. The same old story, too much drink on a Saturday night, girl in trouble, from sex to sadness, worry, fear, ending up with an act of witchcraft to cause a miscarriage. This was the poppet used to good effect. Preserved as a memento. 1941.'