Diplomas of honorary membership

  • London Vaccine Institution
Date:
1816-1832
Reference:
MS.5247
Part of:
Jenner family and associated individuals
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Diplomas of honorary membership. The diplomas were issued to recipients likely to make a financial contribution to the Institution. They are printed, with the name of the recipient and the date added in manuscript. The design by James George Oben shows the terrestrial globe shrouded in clouds, through which the sun is breaking. The sunlight frames what appears to be a winged vase, seemingly representing vaccination coming to the aid of the world.

Publication/Creation

1816-1832

Physical description

17 items Various sizes (largest, probably as issued, 566 × 380 mm.).

Acquisition note

Collected from various sources.

Finding aids

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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  • various acc. numbers