Cupping set

Made:
1860-1875 in London
maker:
S Maw & Son
Brass scarificator with 12 lancets and cupping set Brass scarificator with 12 lancets and cupping set

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Brass scarificator with 12 lancets and cupping set
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass scarificator with 12 lancets and cupping set
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cupping set, in wooden case, by S. Maw, London, 1860-1930

Cupping was a method of bloodletting – a practice once carried out to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. Warm glass cups were placed on the skin to draw blood believed to be harmful to health to the surface of the skin. In wet cupping, the blood was released from the body using a lancet or scarificator (a set of spring-operated lancets). The set was made by S Maw & Son, a surgical instrument maker based in London.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A86336
Materials:
case, wood, velvet, lined and brass
type:
cupping set
credit:
Gift of Mr. Suckling

Parts

Brass scarificator

Brass scarificator

Brass scarificator with 12 lancets

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A86336 Pt1
type:
scarificator
Six Cupping Glasses

Six Cupping Glasses

Cupping glass, six of varying size

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A86336 Pt2
type:
cupping glass
Brass ball spirit lamp

Brass ball spirit lamp

Brass ball spirit lamp

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A86336 Pt3
type:
spirit lamps
Glass spirit bottle

Glass spirit bottle

Glass spirit bottle

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A86336 Pt4
type:
bottles