
Statue depicting Florence Nightingale
- Made:
- 1851-1900 in Staffordshire



Pottery figure depicting Florence Nightingale, Staffordshire, 1851-1900
A large number of figurines were made commemorating Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). A famous figure in her day, Nightingale is remembered for the radical changes she brought to nursing after her visits to field hospitals during the Crimean War (1853-56).
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A661037
- type:
- figurine
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- sculpture
- statue
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust