The Science and Art of Medicine

 

On Display

Bourdalon, or female urinal, English, c 1805.

Bourdalon female urinal, blue and white, c. 1805, Spode

 
Sample of Edward Jenner's hair, 1823.

Lock of hair removed from Edward Jenner after his death, 26th January 1823, framed

 
Early inoculation items, c 1798-1825.

Cow's horn, inscribed 'G.C. Jenner, 1825'.

 
Jackson X-ray tube, 1896.

Jackson Focus X-ray tubes

 
Bronze male anatomical figure on a marble stand, 1750-1800.

This is an ecorche, a sculpture designed to show the muscles of the body without skin. It illustrates the male anatomy and is English, following the design of Spang. A similar figure is shown being held by William Hunter (1718-1783) in a portrait fro

 
Castle constructed from various drugs, 1978-1980.

Exhibition model of castle made from various pills and drug containers, made by the East London Health Project, 1978-1980

 
Oil bottle, Italy, 375-325 BC.

Lekythos oil bottle, handle now detached, decorated in the Apulian style. Roman, from Italy, 375-325BC. Apulia, a region of southern Italy, gave its name to the distinct style of decoration seen on this bottle. Lekythoi were Ancient Greek one-handled

 
Maddox wing test instrument, c 1920-1937.

A wooden divination board, known as an itombwa. It is carved in the form of an animal and was used by diviners of the Kuba people to answer questions about an illness. The flat back is covered in oil and water and rubbed with the wooden block. When

 
Two pharmacy jars, 18th century.

Italian pharmacy vase, 18th century polychrome maiolica made at Castelli, used for lily water

 
Pharmacy jar, Italian,1520-1560.

Albarello vase, Italian, fine specimen from Deruta, 16th century buff and rich blue maiolica, used for mercury unguent