M0009182: WHMM display item: anatomical eye by Giovanni Battista Verle of Venice

Date:
17 August 1945
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Photograph of a display item from the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: a replica anatomical eye made of ivory by Giovanni Battista Verle of Venice, used in conjunction with the work Anatomia Artifiziale dell occhio umano, 1678, seen behind. To the right is a page of illustrations of the eye. The item is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0009183

Publication/Creation

17 August 1945

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 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 By Appointment.

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Where to find it

Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    By appointmentManual request

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