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Credit
M0009752: 17th century baptismal syringe equipment. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
M0009752: 17th century baptismal syringe equipment
- Date:
- 04 December 1946
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/85/98
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced February 2021: Baptismal syringes, 17thC
Description
Illustration equipment used by 17th century midwives to administer baptism to a foetus in the womb, published in Witkowski, G-J: Histoire des accouchements chez tous les peuples, Paris : G. Steinheil, [1887]. Related images: M0009751
Publication/Creation
04 December 1946
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
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 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request