Accession No
Z 45048 A-B
Description
Charm - Two potatoes. One carried in each trouser pocket to cure gout and related ailments. Used in most country places by farm labourers and navvies
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; Hampshire; Winchester
Period
Source
?Quiggin, Edmund Crosby (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 45048 A-B; MAA: Z 45048; Z 45048 A; Z 45048 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Potato
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
An early label, believed to belong to these objects, suggests that they were collected from Winchester in 1911. They have, therefore, been moved from the " Europe Unprovenanced" drawer to the " United Kingdom" drawer in the Folklore Cabinet (Alison McKeating, 20 10 1993)
Event Date 14/9/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Two potatoes. One carried in each trouser pocket to cure gout and related ailments. Used in most country places by farm labourers and navvies
Event Date 14/9/1993
Author: maa
FM:88110
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