Friend of the Museum John Byrne recently kindly donated a collection
of wands and charms, including crosses, an old iron nail and a small horseshoe (photographed below).
Drawing on Lancashire’s long history of folk magic, John’s magical tools are inspired
by traditional rowan crosses bound with red thread, but they also explore the
significance of other woods such as elder and apple, together with various different
coloured threads and objects such as shell and sea glass.
It is fascinating to
see how our supporters rework and revitalise the magic represented in our
collection, and we are very grateful to John and everyone who helps to keep the
Museum somewhere living and evolving.
Many thanks to Joyce Froome for this text.
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