Medicinal water from hot spring of Saint Maria Theresa

Made:
1920-1928 in Bagneres de Bigorre
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Bottle, glass
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Bottle, glass
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bottle, glass
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bottle, glass
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group shot of from left to right: Bottle of medicinal water
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Group shot of from left to right: Bottle of medicinal water
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bottle, glass, containing medicinal water from the hot spring of Saint Maria Theresa at Bagneres de Bigorre, France, collected in 1928

This bottle of medicinal water (on the far right) was collected from the hot spring of Saint Maria Theresa at the spa town of Bagnères de Bigorre in south-west France. Hot springs and mineral waters were popular in a number of ancient cultures – including Greek and Roman. Centuries later, a renewed interest in the healing and medicinal properties of these natural waters reached a peak in the Victorian period with hundreds of sites across Europe packed with visitors coming to ‘take the waters’ in the hope of a cure.

The handwritten label on this bottle gives the date, “17 March 1928”, the temperature of the spring, “32ºC” (90ºF), and indicates that it is to be used for the throat. Once cooled the water was either drunk or applied to the body. The bottle is shown here with three others from the same region of France (A103802, A103805, and A103806).

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A103807
Materials:
bottle, glass, clear and stopper, cork
Measurements:
overall: 121 mm 33 mm, .095 kg
type:
bottle
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust