M0001974: Close-up photograph of the left-side view of the iron hand of Clephane, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Close up of Clephane hand only. Side view showing mechanism.

Detail of the right-side view of the iron hand of Clephane showing the mechanism in the palm with the fingers seperated. The prosthesis is also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie. The photographs were taken at Compton Wynyates, near Banbury, at the estate of the Marquess of Northampton in June 1931. Related images: M0001971, M0001972, M0001973, M0001974, M0001976 M0001977, M0001978

June 1931

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

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.

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