M0009751: 17th century baptismal syringe

Previous title, replaced February 2021: Baptismal syringes, 17thC

Illustration of a syringe used by 17th century midwives to administer baptism to a foetus in the womb, published in Witkowski, G-J: Histoire des accouchements chez tous les peuples, Paris : G. Steinheil, [1887]. Related images: M0009752

04 December 1946

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

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.

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