Luck-Charm

Date1870-1924

Where made London

MediumGlass, cloth cord, paint

DimensionsObject/Work: 400 x 65 mm

ClassificationsReligious/Ritual Equipment

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Object numberLDCUM1916.001.024

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.

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