Record ID: NLM-830C57
Object type: CHARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy charm. A small cast naturalistically modelled figurine of a naked woman reclining supine with her right arm behind her head, her left by her side, and with rounded buttocks and the legs extended and lightly bowed at the knees. The face is simply modelled with an oversized nose, and the eyes and mouth perfunctorily rendered. The impression conveys a relaxation beyond that to be expected of a bathing belle, and approaches a post-coital abandon. The character is identified on its flat back by the legend JOAN/THE/WAD. Joan is the luck-bringing Queen of Cornish pixies and cons…
Created on: Tuesday 29th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2B81A2
Object type: CHARM
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy Joan The Wad charm figurine. There is a raised inscription on the back that reads - JOAN THE WA[D] Joan the Wad copper alloy figurines where mostly sold in West Country souvenier shops and through newspaper & magazine advertising. Dates to between c1850 and c2000 AD. The length is 39mm, the width is 12mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight 9.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
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