M0014056: Statue of Saint Event / M0014057: Statue of Saint Herve / M0014058: Statue of Saint Susanna

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Susanna, a Roman maiden of noble birth said to have been the niece of Pope Caius.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: A Saint.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Herve.

Wooden statues of St Even, St Herve, also known as Harvey and Herveus, 6th century Breton saint, one of the six healing saints from Notre Dame du Haut, Moncontour, Brittany, and St Susanna, a 3rd century Roman saint invoked in country districts for rain and against calamities of every kind. The statues of St Even and St Herve were purchased in 1934 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R578/1938 and R574/1938). The statue of St Susanna was purchased by the Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R437/1938). None of the statues are 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 R578/1938 and R574/1938 and acc. number R437/1938

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.