Luck-Charm
Luck-Charm
Object name: Luck-Charm
Associated with Edward Lovett (1852 - 1933)
Date: 1870-1916
Dimensions:
360 x 90 mm
Medium: Glass, cork, metal, wood, cotton
Where associated:
Object number: LDCUM1916.001.064
DescriptionShip in a bottle. Glass bottle of clear greenish glass with a long neck and a cork stopper in one end. The bottle contains a narrow 3-masted clipper ship, with yard arms on the front, and 2 masts, a room and sprit on the mizzen. It has a black hull with a red water line. This would have been used as a votive offering for a safe voyage by sailors. Collected in London docks.
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