M0012388: Parturition chair in folded position, c.18th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Parturition chair, folded for storage or transport.

Photograph of a parturition chair with adjustable back and arm rests, Italian, probably 18th century, as folded for storage and transportation. This item was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (A73036, Ex. Hamonic Collection) but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0012387

March 1952

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 11 x 16 cm

Wellcome Collection holds documentation for the Hamonic Collection:WA/HMM/CM/Col/51

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

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