M0006303: Diorama of a Listerian operation performed in 1877

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Listerian Operation, Diorama by Asheden.

Photograph of a diorama produced by Ashenden for the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 depicting a Listerian Operation performed in 1877 amidst a cloud of antiseptic vapour produced by a Lister Spray. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0005485.

May 1939

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 21.5 cm

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 2020.

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