3938 – Witch bottle

Physical description:
An unmarked glass bottle with a threaded top that has been stoppered with a cork. The bottle contains a small hank of hair, several corroded pins, and a residue from an unknown substance. In good condition.
Museum classification:
Witch Bottles
Size:
15 cm tall
Information:

Glass bottle, stoppered with a cork, contains hair, pins and residue from unknown substance.

Belonged to Robert Lenkiewicz.

This was one of a group of objects loaned to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery for an exhibition in 2019.

Resource:
Object
Materials:
Glass, iron, hair

Glass bottle, stoppered with a cork, contains hair, pins and residue from unknown substance.

Belonged to Robert Lenkiewicz.

This was one of a group of objects loaned to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery for an exhibition in 2019.