M0005305: English dental charms and amulets
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/36
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Dental charms and amulets in England including tooth in silk bag, Devon
Description
Photograph of English dental charms and amulets: hazel nuts (Wiltshire); tooth in a silk bag (Devon); sheep's tooth (South Devon); piment necklet (Yorkshire); split-ash twigs (South Devon); bag containing human tooth. The items were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Publication/Creation
November 1937
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 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