M0006068: Queen Mary I touching for king's evil

Date:
07 February 1939
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/50/68
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M0006068: Queen Mary I touching for king's evil. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced August 2020: Queen Mary touching for Kings evil.

Description

Image from an illuminated manuscript depicting Queen Mary I touching a boy suffering from scrofula, also known as the king's evil. The original manuscript is held by Westminster Cathedral.

Publication/Creation

07 February 1939

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 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.

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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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