Blood letting instruments, 18th and 19th century.

Made:
1831-1870 in England
Pharmacy leech jar, fine earthenware, perhaps Staffordshire

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Pharmacy leech jar, fine earthenware, perhaps Staffordshire
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Pharmacy leech jar, fine earthenware, perhaps Staffordshire, English, 1830-1870. Illustrated with two bleeding bowls (A43167 on the left and A43171 on the right); and four sets of lancets (the one on the right is A648136)

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A167251
Materials:
earthenware, fine grained
type:
leech jars
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)