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LicenseTwo metal buttons, one depicts a doctor administering on enema
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Two metal buttons, one depicts a doctor administering on enema
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two metal buttons, one depicts a doctor administering on enema, the other shows the patient defecating with the doctor looking on, executed in repousse, German
The metal button on the left shows a physician administering an enema. An enema introduces liquids such as medications or purgatives into the body via the rectum – a once very common medical procedure. This enema was clearly aimed at flushing out the body as the button on the right shows the patient on a chamber pot watched by the physician. Not much is known about why the buttons were made or who might have worn them.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A63621
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
-
overall: 9 mm 30 mm,
- type:
- button
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
