M0014434: A demonstration in anatomy, carved ivory plaque

Previous title, replaced January 2022: A demonstration in anatomy, carved ivory plaque

Carved ivory plaque from the late 17th or early 18th century showing an anatomy scene. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R11626). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

January 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R11626 (image 183)

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.