Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681 Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

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Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676(?)

Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676. These roughly life-size alms box figures, one male and one female, were used to collect donations for the Bethlem ('Bedlam') Royal Hospital in London when it was situated at Moorfields.

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Category:
Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600163
Materials:
box, wood, figures, plaster and metal
Measurements:
overall: 1540 mm x 360 mm x 360 mm,
type:
alms box
credit:
Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.

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Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

Main figure of Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676(?) without base

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Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676. These roughly life-size alms box figures, one male and one female, were used to collect donations for the Bethlem ('Bedlam') Royal Hospital in London when it was situated at Moorfields.

Measurements:
overall: 1540 mm x 360 mm x 360 mm,
Materials:
box, wood , figures, plaster and metal
Object Number:
A600163/1
type:
alms box
Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

Female alms box figure from Bethlem Hospital, England, 1671-1681

Base from Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676(?)

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Female almsbox figure from Bethlem Hospital ("Bedlam"), 1676. These roughly life-size alms box figures, one male and one female, were used to collect donations for the Bethlem ('Bedlam') Royal Hospital in London when it was situated at Moorfields.

Measurements:
overall: 1540 mm x 360 mm x 360 mm,
Materials:
box, wood , figures, plaster and metal
Object Number:
A600163/2
type:
alms box