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Credit
M0008262: Midwifery forceps, 18th century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
M0008262: Midwifery forceps, 18th century
- Date:
- October 1941
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/71/93
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced September 2020: Forceps, midwifery, book illustration, 18th century.
Description
Photograph of an illustration of two kinds of midwifery forceps, published in Rigby, E: "An Historical Analysis of the English Midwifery Forceps", London Medical Gazette, 1830-1831, pp.456-462. The photograph was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1936 (accession number PHO No.8297)
Publication/Creation
October 1941
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.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request