Death as a lethal confectioner making up sweets using arsenic and plaster of Paris as ingredients; representing the toxic adulteration of sweets in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1858.

    • Leech, John, 1817-1864.
    Date:
    20 November 1858
    Reference:
    47061i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: Death as a lethal confectioner making up sweets using arsenic and plaster of Paris as ingredients; representing the toxic adulteration of sweets in the 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1858. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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