M0007451: Illustration of a parturition chair designed by John Christopher, 1791

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Parturition chair, designed by John Christopher, 1791.

Reproduction from an unidentified publication, of an illustration depicting a parturition or birthing chair designed by John Christopher in 1791, with caption in French underneath. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 12th October 1935 (PHO 5259). Related images: M0007452, M0007455, M0007456, M0007457.

6 September 1940

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 12.4 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 5259.

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.

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