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Kent has a long and brutal history of witch hunts, even well into the 1700s when witch hunts were supposedly banned by the government. One famous witch trial that took place in Kent was that of the unfortunate Eleanor of Cobham. Eleanor was accused of consipiring to produce a child which would rival the throne, and her social circles included two men accused of 'diabolical magic' when they produced horoscopes which predicted the death of King Henry VI. When Eleanor consulted a midwife, Margery Jourdemayne, who gave her a potion to help her to conceive, both Margery and Eleanor were tried at Leeds Castle and found guilty of witchcraft. Eleanor was imprisoned, but her midwife was not so lucky - she burned at the stake for treason.

 

The Witch is purple - a colour often used as protection - and black crackle effect.

 

Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).

We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 

 

All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!

Kent Coast Ghost - The Witch

£9.00Price
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  • 7-8cm

    All sizes are approximate and may vary.
    All of our clay is weighed equally and individually shaped entirely by hand. Other factors, such as humidity can affect the drying process of the clay, and therefore affect the size of our ghosts as well as the shape.