M0017874: Illustration of an instrument for facilitating abdominal hysterectomy, 1813-1815

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Instrument for facilitating abdominal hysterectomy, Gutberlet

Reproduction of an illustration of an Instrument created by M.J. Gutberlet for facilitating abdominal hysterectomy, designed to grasp the portio vaginalis of the cervix so that it can be pushed up against the abdominal wall. Originally published in Siebold Journal fur Gebrutshulfe, volume I, 1813-1815, and reproduced in Ricci, James V: The development of gynaecological surgery and instruments, Philadelphia : Blakiston, 1949

April 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

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.