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Canadian one cent coin minted 1859 attached to a short chain, used as an amulet by a Canadian soldier during the First World War, 1914-1918, from the Lovett collection.
The carrying of ‘lucky charms’ – as protective amulets against ill health and physical danger – is common in many cultures around the world. This Canadian one cent coin, attached to a small chain, is said to have been carried by a Canadian soldier during the First World War, 1914-1918.
The amulet was bought for the Wellcome collection in 1930 from Edward Lovett’s (1852-1933) collection of mostly British amulets and charms. Lovett was a collector who documented different medical traditions and beliefs.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A79985
- Materials:
- metal
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Lovett, E.
