M0005304: Belgian, Russian and Polish dental charms and amulets
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/35
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Dental charms and amulets in Russia and Poland including to assist dentation in Russia
Description
Photograph of eight Belgian, Russian and Polish dental charms and amulets: to care for toothache (Antwerp); sealing wax (Russia); doll tooth (unknown origin); fossil tooth (unknown origin); to protect against bad teeth (Russia); Orris root (Poland). The items were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Publication/Creation
November 1937
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
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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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request