M0006355: 17th century "lunatic asylum", interior
- Date:
- June 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/53/37
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Lunatic asylum, interior.
Description
Photograph of a watercolour of patients and visitors at what at the time was called a lunatic asylum. The photograph was purchased at the VI International Congress for the History of Medicine held in Leiden 1927, at the Exposition d'art Medico-Historique, and is described as "Dessin 57: Une maison d'alienes", in the exhibition catalogue.
Publication/Creation
June 1939
Physical description
2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 11.5 x 16.7 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 2020.
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