Luck-Charm
Luck-Charm
Object name: Luck-Charm
Associated with Edward Lovett (1852 - 1933)
Date: 1870-1924
Dimensions:
400 x 65 mm
Medium: Glass, cloth cord, paint
Where made London:
Object number: LDCUM1916.001.024
DescriptionBlue glass rolling-pin painted with the love poem:
"Now weigh the anchor, hoist the sail
Launch upon the pathless deep,
Resolved however veer the wind,
The destined port in mind to keep,
Through dangers of the way,
Deliver us good Lord we pray."
These items were given to sailors filled with rum, and brought back from the voyage filled with scent. They were then hung in the sailor's home as a charm. These were regarded as amulets and were never used twice. Collected in London Docks.
"Now weigh the anchor, hoist the sail
Launch upon the pathless deep,
Resolved however veer the wind,
The destined port in mind to keep,
Through dangers of the way,
Deliver us good Lord we pray."
These items were given to sailors filled with rum, and brought back from the voyage filled with scent. They were then hung in the sailor's home as a charm. These were regarded as amulets and were never used twice. Collected in London Docks.