M0005485: Diorama of a Listerian operation performed in 1877

Date:
24 May 1938
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/44/98
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M0005485: Diorama of a Listerian operation performed in 1877. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Diorama of Listerian Operation, by Ashenden

Description

Photograph of a diorama produced by Ashenden for the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 depicting a Listerian Operation performed in 1877 amidst a cloud of antiseptic vapour produced by a Lister Spray. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0006303.

Publication/Creation

24 May 1938

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 2021.

Terms of use

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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