M0013969: Statue of Saint John of God (16th century) / M0013970: Statue of Saint Blanche

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Statue Saint Blanche.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint John of God (16th century).

Photograph of two statues of saints: a statue of St John of God (1495-1550) patron saint of those who care for the sick and a statue of St Blanche (5th century) with her three children who were also saints. The statue of St John was purchased in Spain by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4842/1937). It is now held by the Science Museum (object number A61810). The statue of St Blanche was purchased in France by the Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R435/1938). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1955

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: acc. number R4842/1937 and R435/1938

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.