M0019891: Four dental pelicans of various types

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Dentistry: various Instruments.

From left to right: a single-hooked 17th century pelican acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accessioned number R8696); a dental pelican with two claws acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and given accession number A69369. It is now held by the Science Museum (object number A69369; a 16th century double-hooked pelican acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R8693); a pelican acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and give accession number A3200

July 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for two of the items: R8693 and R8696

Copyright is 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.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.