IDNO

P.9685.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Charm bottle Pitt-River Mus. Farnham.

A witch or charm bottle constructed from a glass? bottle plugged with a cork into which nails are stuck and then tied down with cords. [JD 29/10/2008]

Place

Europe British Isles; United Kingdom; England; Farnham; Pitt River Museum

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Haddon, Alfred Cort

Date

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related Object: There is no artefact with a matching description in the Pitt Rivers Museum online catalogue. [JD 29/10/2008]

MAA Facebook: Image published on 1/7/2017 with the caption: "Attention brave Gryffindors, proud Slytherins, wise Ravenclaws, and loyal Hufflepuffs!
This past Monday marked twenty years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published – twenty magical years! Here at the front desk, we’ve been celebrating and we’ve found some enchanted photographs in our collections to mark the event.
Below is a photograph of a witch’s bottle found in Farnham and once housed in the Pitt River Museum. It’s constructed of glass and it’s corked. The cork itself is nailed shut and tied down with cord. Was the witch keeping something locked in or locked out? What do you think? An old Potion’s project thrown away by Snape?
Image:
P.9685.ACH1
A witch or charm bottle constructed from a glass bottle plugged with a cork into which nails are stuck and then tied down with cords
[Date Unknown]
United Kingdom; England; Farnham; Pitt River Museum"
36 Likes; 1 Share; 4 comments. [JD 22/08/2017]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 29/10/2008]