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a poppet (effigy doll) dating around 1953. made in bavaria, germany. height: 38 cm. collection: the museum of witchcraft and magic, boscastle

close up of a 'zoopraxiscope' disk turning, this illustrated optical illusion was a 19th century precursor to animated cinematography. eadweard muybridge, 1879.

Art by Raja Nandepu

Good Luck Postmarked July 1909

Fairy costume for a 1954 production of Oberon at the Opéra National de Paris, designed by Jean-Denis Malclès (via).

Maryland Center for History and Culture

(Hungarian National Gallery)

Peter Newcombe (British, 1943), White Dead Nettles, 1984. Oil on board, 26.5 x 24.3 cm.

Fairy Cave, Sawawak, Malaysia

Lalique vessels

bath oil in a seashell shaped glass decanter from avon, 1990

Viktor Schramm - "During the fitting" (1900)

Blooming Branch Crown, firefly path

band of lace made from human hair, likely worn as a bracelet, 17th century, from V&A