M0005724: Drawing of a 17th century German medallion, amulet against disease

Date:
23 September 1938
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/47/35
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced August 2020: 17th century German medallion, amulet against disease

Description

Drawing of a 17th century German medallion believed to be composed of seven metals and used as an amulet against disease. The drawing is from an unknown publication.

Publication/Creation

23 September 1938

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

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Where to find it

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