M0000803: Wax model of the 1657 plague

Date:: 13 May 1930

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/7/96

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0000687-M0000809WT/D/1/20/1/7
        M0000803: Wax model of the 1657 plagueWT/D/1/20/1/7/96

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Credit

M0000803: Wax model of the 1657 plague. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wax model of the plague, 1657

Description

Wax model of the 1657 plague depicting a decomposed body being eaten by rats. The object was displayed at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

13 May 1930

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

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.

Terms of use

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

Subjects

Plague

Where to find it

Location Status Access
Closed stores
By appointment Manual request

Location	Status	Access
Closed stores	By appointment	Manual request

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