Winter Witch

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Winter Witch cover

Name/Title

Winter Witch

Entry/Object ID

2016.012.0001

Description

7 1/2"h x 5 5/8"w booklet of eight sheets tied with common brown cord. The golden coated paper has been artificially aged and buckled. The edges have been made to appear mildew stained. No author's name is included. Cover Vines, leaves, and red berries motif on three sides. The vine covered pentacle in a circle 1 1/8" diameter is centered on the bottom edge. Within the box created by the vines is the booklet's name in Gothic script, The Winter Witch Moll Dyer a collection of poems Cover p. 2 Winter scene of trees and a white box with an explanation of Moll Dyer and the 13 poems [P. 3] "Ode to Moll Dyer" in a gothic font with a 1 3/4" x 5/8" red and black Celtic tree of life motif on the bottom edge of the page [P. 4] "Loneliness" in the same font with the above motif [P. 5] "Candle Spell" in the same font with the above motif [P. 6] "The Ghost and the Rain" in the same font with the above motif [P. 7] "Whispering Woods" in the same font with the above motif [P. 8] "The Snow and the Rose" in the same font with the above motif [P. 9] "The Crow" in the same font with the above motif [P. 10] "Visions" in the same font with the above motif [P. 11] "Wandering Spirit" with the above motif [P. 12] "Snowdust" in the same font with the above motif [P. 13] "The Cauldron" in the same font with the above motif [P. 14] "A Moment" in the same font with the above motif [P. 15] "The End" in the same font with the above motif Back Cover 5" diameter pentacle in a circle with the spreading oak tree behind, all in a brown wood tone

Collection

Moll Dyer Collection

Made/Created

Date made

2000 - 2015

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5-13/16 in

Location

Container

Small Collections, Box 2

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Small Collections, Box 7