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.'