M0014111: Panel showing a woman, possibly Saint Euphemia

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Eufemia.

Wooden panel showing a woman holding an anchor. Named as Saint Euphemia by the purchaser of the panel, though it may be Hope from a series of panels representing Faith, Hope and Charity. It is not like any known representation of Saint Euphemia, but as she was cast into a river the anchor may be significant. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1934 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4780/1937). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provide an entry for the item: acc. number R4780/1937 (image 200)

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.