Pewter Gibson spoon, early 19th century, English
Charles Gibson designed hollow medicine spoons with lids in 1827, allowing medicine to be administered to those who had difficulty swallowing or who were unable to remain still.
The first "Gibson spoons" were made of silver, with the pewter version first appearing around 1835.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A42394
- Materials:
- pewter
- Measurements:
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overall: 25 mm x 134 mm x 24 mm, 0.04 kg
- type:
- medicine spoon
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust