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Charm

Date1800-1900

MediumOrganic, glass

ClassificationsReligious/Ritual Equipment

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Object numberC15301

DescriptionDried tormentil root in a jar. It was used as a charm for the recovery of lovers.

Typed label pasted to the outside of the jar reads: 'Tormentil root. (Potentilla tomentilla) Used as a LOVE CHARM in the same way as Dragon's blood except that this is to recover a lost lover rather than influence a new one.'

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