Collection

Clear glass leech jar

Made:
1851-1900 in France

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Clear glass leech jar, with internal glass protuberances, probably French, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Identifier:
A73610
type:
leech jars, pharmacy (glassware) and therapeutics (phlebotomy) leech jars, pharmacy (glassware) and therapeutics (phlebotomy)

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