TTO 0062 Cornish Piskie Enamel & Brass Brass piskie mounted on enamelled bronze concave shell shaped brooch. The background depicts the moors on a blue sky day. Circa 1920s. In lovely condition. The brooch measures 1 1/4" in diameter. The Piskie is a general name for a fairy race or tribe in Cornwall. In appearance they look like old men with wrinkled faces, and are small in stature with red hair. They dress in the colours of the earth especially green, using natural materials such as moss, grass and lichen. Generally the piskies are seen as cheerful creatures with a prankish nature. They are said to be helpful but also mischievous, helping the elderly and infirm whilst sometimes leading the more able bodied traveller astray on the lonely moors