Galvanic brooch of black vulcanite

Made:
1870-1920 in Oxford Street
Galvanic brooch of black vulcanite

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Galvanic brooch of black vulcanite
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Galvanic brooch of black vulcanite, with cherub holding fistfuls of lightning on one side and on the reverse, inset copper plate with eight electric bolts radiating from a central object (fist? lightbulb?). Two holes drilled all the way through, as if for mounting. Identical to A106003 and A602783, similar to A602795. Made in Oxford Street, London, 1870-1920.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A124306
Materials:
vulcanite and copper
Measurements:
overall: 8 mm x 74 mm x 53 mm, .041 kg
type:
plaques
credit:
Woods, C.H.