1) Today's installment of the #chronicleofcuriosities exhibition currently in lockdown @whitbymuseum is the legendary #handofglory
There are various versions of the legend dating back to the 17th Century, but most claim that the hand of a convicted felon, cut from the body while

2) it is
on the gallows or gibbet, carefully prepared and preserved, and used as a holder for a special candle,
will send all sleepers in a household into a coma from which they cannot be awakened while the
candle burns. It was therefore regarded as an indispensable tool

3) for burglars.

The hand in the museum is treated by all staff with the utmost respect, a reminder that it is real human remains.

Inspired by the legend, I created a series of porcelain candle holders, each decorated to represent different aspects of the legend or the museum

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Credits: original model sculpted by Rudo Bolcar, mould made by @EdBentleyDesign

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