M0013206: Dorset apothecary's signboard

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Dorset apothecary's signboard

Photograph of a facsimilie Dorset apothecary's signboard with seven scenes of medical/surgical practice, c.1623. The original signboard is held by the Royal College of Surgeons. The facsimile was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

November 1953

5 photographs sheet film negatives, print, glass plate negative, colour transparency; range in size from 5 x 5 cm to 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.