M0014022: Two statues of Saint Isidore the Labourer

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Isidore.

Two carved wooden statues of St Isidore the Labourer (c.1070-1130) patron saint of farmers and invoked against drought. They were purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and 1934 respectively and were accessioned in 1938 (accession numbers R430/1938 and R447/1938). They are not held by Wellcome Collectiom.

1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: R430/1938 and R447/1938 (images 15 and 19)

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

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.