A child’s caul.
A caul belonged to Thomas’ sister Lorenda who died at two years and one day old. It was believed that a person having a child’s caul was most fortunate in life and that no house- or ship- where it was would ever take fire or the ship sink. Some Captains had apparently been known to advertise them from anything from 5 to 100 pounds.
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Record Details
| Item reference: | HUD/5; MSS/82/127 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1795-1922 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Hierarchy
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