M0003045: Cup presented to the Wigwaum Club by Sir Henry Wellcome
- Date:
- 13 May 1932
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/24/77
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Cup presented to the Wigwam Club by Sir H. Wellcome
Description
Photograph of a silver cup presented to the Wigwaum [Wigwam] Club by Sir Henry Wellcome, showing side engraved with a wigwam design and the presentation title. The Wigwam Club was one of the men-only, private social clubs Wellcome was involved in during the late nineteenth century. Its name references Wellcome's lifelong interest in Native American culture. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related Images: M0003046
Publication/Creation
13 May 1932
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 25.3 x 30.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds other photographs of the cup and associated artwork: WA/HSW/PH/E
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.
Copyright note
Copyright held by Wellcome Collection.
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