M0014095: Statue of Saint Anthony of Padua (also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon) / M0014096: Statue of Saint Michael the Archangel / M0014097: Statue of Saint Euphemia

Date:
1955
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/126/18
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Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Eufemia
Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Anthony of Padua
Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Michael, Archangel.

Description

Wooden statue of St Anthony of Padua, also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon (1195-1231) holding the infant Jesus Christ. Invoked for successful pregnancy and against contagious dieases, sterility and fever. The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1955 (accession number R38/1955). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Wooden statue of Michael the Archangel invoked against sudden death and by people on their deathbed. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1935 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4838/1937). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Wooden statue of Saint Eufemia. The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R163/1938). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

1955

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide an entry for the items: acc. number R38/1955, acc. number R4838/1937 and acc. number R164/1938

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Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

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.

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

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