A Cornish pellar is a traditional Cornish wise-person or ‘cunning folk’. The role weaves together herbalist, diviner, mediator, and protector, blending practical remedies with a worldview that treats misfortune, illness, and conflict as threads woven through both the natural and unseen worlds.
People sought the help of a Cornish pellar to repel bewitchment, find lost or stolen goods, advise on luck and risk, or heal minor ailments with curatives, herbs, salves, ointments, pastes and poultices.
At Pellars and Crafters, we like to think the vessels that held these remedies might have been equally magical, and thus inspiring our Cornish Pellar Bottles.
