Known as Devil’s purses, or mermaid’s purses, these black leathery pouches have a distinctive flattened, rectangular shape with tendrils or horns at the corners, resembling purse strings or devil’s horns, hence the name. They are actually the egg casings of sharks or rays. Folklore suggests people believed they were lost bags or purses belonging to mermaids, sailors alluded to spying volumes of them washed ashore after a storm, assuming that mermaids bring luck and healing-and some people would even carry mermaid purses to keep positive energy close. In Cornish folklore, mermaid’s purses were used as charms for protection and good luck.

A4

300gsm signed/stamped

Unicorn white card

With compostable cello bag