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A pledget of tow is a compress of lint for laying over an ulcer or wound
The mouth is shown after the removal of the pledget showing a one inch gap between the lips

The uncovered head of a mummy: showing the head with the outer covering removed and the head with a pledget of tow in the mouth. Lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

1 print : lithograph, with tint ; border 24.3 x 16.8 cm

Interior of the chapel at the Hospital of St. John, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Lithograph by J. Basire, 1852.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 28 x 21.2 cm

Lipari Island, Italy: an ancient bath. Engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

The observatory at Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire was built by John Lee FRS (1783-1866) for use by him and his associates including Admiral William Henry Smyth

Astronomy: stars in the night sky, with Encke's comet. Coloured engraving by J. Basire, 1851 after C. Piazzi Smyth.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 21.5 x 27.8 cm

Lipari, Italy: floor plan and cross sections of an ancient bath. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 24 x 17.5 cm

A short-handled flail (weapon) with four metal chains ending in metal weights. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.

Next to the mummy is a crozier, indicating that the deceased was possibly a bishop

1 print : chalk lithograph ; image 10.5 x 18.2 cm

An exhumed mummy in St. Stephen's Crypt in Westminster. Chalk lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

1 print : engraving ; image 10.5 x 12.1 cm

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The uncovered head of a mummy: showing the head with the outer covering removed and the head with a pledget of tow in the mouth. Lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

Interior of the chapel at the Hospital of St. John, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Lithograph by J. Basire, 1852.

Lipari Island, Italy: an ancient bath. Engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

Astronomy: stars in the night sky, with Encke's comet. Coloured engraving by J. Basire, 1851 after C. Piazzi Smyth.

Lipari, Italy: floor plan and cross sections of an ancient bath. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

A short-handled flail (weapon) with four metal chains ending in metal weights. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.

An exhumed mummy in St. Stephen's Crypt in Westminster. Chalk lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

Astronomy: an observatory telescope, with an astronomer recording the transit of Venus. Engraving by James Basire.

Cross-sections of marine animals. Lithograph by J. Basire after W.C.W.

Astronomy: a large observatory telescope at Hartwell House, with an astronomer using a transit telescope. Engraving by James Basire.

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The uncovered head of a mummy: showing the head with the outer covering removed and the head with a pledget of tow in the mouth. Lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

Interior of the chapel at the Hospital of St. John, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Lithograph by J. Basire, 1852.

Lipari Island, Italy: an ancient bath. Engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

Astronomy: stars in the night sky, with Encke's comet. Coloured engraving by J. Basire, 1851 after C. Piazzi Smyth.

Lipari, Italy: floor plan and cross sections of an ancient bath. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1830, after J.C. Buckler.

A short-handled flail (weapon) with four metal chains ending in metal weights. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.

An exhumed mummy in St. Stephen's Crypt in Westminster. Chalk lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.

Astronomy: an observatory telescope, with an astronomer recording the transit of Venus. Engraving by James Basire.

Cross-sections of marine animals. Lithograph by J. Basire after W.C.W.

Astronomy: a large observatory telescope at Hartwell House, with an astronomer using a transit telescope. Engraving by James Basire.

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