M0011891: Photograph of four 17th century spouted, glass vessels possibly used for oils and essences

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Glass vessels for oils and essences

Photograph of four 17th century clear glass, hourglass-shaped and spouted vessels possibly used for oils and essences. Various vessels were acquired for the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1951, but it is unclear as to which vessels listed in the accession register are featured in this photograph. The vessels are no longer held by Wellcome Collection.

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome holds the accession register which provides entries for various items: accession numbers R34/1951; R35/1951; R36/1951; R37/1951; R38/1951 and R39/1951.

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 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.