Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft Unfortunately the lighting on the

Unfortunately the lighting on the photographs did not show the colour off to it's best

It stands 17cm high and is 9cm in diameter

it appears that the stitching is so fine that it is waterproof

inner minimum diameter is about 58mm and it is about 16mm deep

It stands 50cm high

Macabre 18th Century mummified cat ward against witchcraft Unfortunately the lighting on theThe practice of putting sealing up dead animals into the walls of houses has been going since the middle ages in Europe. The belief seemed to be that a dried cat or dog would protect against witchcraft and scare a witch's familiar away from the house. It might have also been believed that the presence of these mummified animals also scared away rats and mice. This cat was discovered behind the plaster when the owner was renovating a house that dated