lucky charm

Horseshoe charm of iron.
label: [pale blue with black typed writing] horse-shoe, / hung up as charm. / England

An original label associated with the donor of the horseshoe reads, "Horseshoe hung up as a charm for luck for several years by C.D., whose mother also has one hung up. 11/07"

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
33.120
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 132 x 118 x 11 mm; overall: 238 g
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
iron
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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