Copy of forceps used by priests to avoid personal contact when administering a host to persons suffering from plague
- Made:
- 1501-1600
Copy of very long forceps used by priests to avoid personal contact when administering a host to persons suffering from plague, original 16th century
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A629403
- Materials:
- metal (silver-plated), ? material
- type:
- host forceps
- credit:
- Institut Pasteur
