M0011482: Silver castor oil spoon, early 19th century

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Silver castor oil spoon, early 19th century.

Silver castor oil spoon signed "C. Gibson, Inventor, 71 Bishopsgate St. Within". The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1950 (accession number R38/1950). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1950

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the items (accession number R38/1950 image 330)

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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.

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