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Description: | A post-medieval (late 18th century) witch-bottle found during renovation work in the service wing of Aldham Hall. This bottle was found with a shoe (ESSA08021) and both are believed to be associated with witch-craft. The small glass bottle is 100mm in height with a base diameter of 29mm. It is of a narrow cylindrical shape with a marked shoulder and short neck leading to a flanged rim. There is a small nipple on the base of the bottle. The bottle is without cork or stopper and contains (?)human hair and at least two pins and other debris. It is generally in good condition with some damage to the rim. The glass bottle has been used to make something called a ?witch-bottle?.
The witch-bottle appears to have been placed within a void between two internal walls, behind a chimneybreast. Bottles were filled with a collection of materials in order to ward off evil spirits or spells cast by witches and were used from the early 16th century right up to the 20th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1750
1799 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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