The Science and Art of Medicine
On Display
Statue of Saint Anthony the Hermit, Dutch, 16th century. St. Anthony was patron saint of those afflicted with ergotism, also known as St. Anthony's fire, a skin disease caused by grain infected by the ergot fungus. St Anthony's fire is symbolised by
Wooden statue of St. Cornelius, probably French, c. 1601-1700. Cornelius was ordained as Bishop of Rome in 251. As a saint he is invoked against a number of medical conditions, including earache and epilepsy.
Earthenware statue of Saint Anthony (Antonino) of Florence, Italian, 1701-1850.
Faience eye of Horus amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30BC. Sometimes known as the wedjat eye, this amulet had complex meanings within the Egyptian culture, including protection against the 'evil eye'. Faience is a glazed non-clay ceramic material, com
Plaster copy of a bust of Queen Nefertiti, original Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, c. 1383-1365BC. Nefertiti was the consort of the pharaoh AkhEnaton. The original bust was found at Amatha, Egypt, in 1912 and is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in
Portable electrocardiograph in leather carrying case by the Cambridge Instrument Co., Cambridge, England.
ECG machine by the Cambridge Instrument Co. A unique calibrating model, c.1940. With 2 rolls cardiograph paper, box of ECG leads and spare parts, & galvanometer (without scale).
This is a wax model of the human heart, sectioned to illustrate the interior structure of the organ. Sir Thomas Lewis (1881-1945) made and used this model in his research into the human cardiovascular system in England.
Haemadynamometer, in case by Hawksley, English
Combined percussor and pleximeter, in case, Sibson type