M0014081: Statue of a Saint, possibly Saint Yves or Saint Antonius of Florence / M0014082: Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi / M0014083: Statue of the Madonna and Child

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Madonna and Child.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Yves.

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Francis of Assisi.

Three wooden statues, one of a saint purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1934 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4725/1937). The second is of St Francis of Assisi (c.1181-1226) Italian friar and preacher. Invoked against headaches and plauge. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1934 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4775/1937). The third is of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus Christ. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R469/1938). 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 registers which provide an entry for the items: acc. number R4725/1937, acc. number R4775/1937 and acc. number R469/1938

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.