M0003913: Gravestones of Benjamin Jesty (c.1736-1816) and his wife

Date:
11 April 1934
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/32/65
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Reproduction of a photograph of two tombstones in the churchyard at Worth Matravers. Benjamin Jesty (c.1736-1816) was an English farmer noted for his early experiment in using cowpox to induce immunity against smallpox. The reproduction is from an unknown publication.

Publication/Creation

11 April 1934

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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 2021.

Terms of use

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

Where to find it

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