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Mother-of-pearl lancet case with engraved decoration
- Made:
- 1701-1900
![Lancet case, empty, mother-of-pearl, engraved oriental scenes](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/288/600/small_thumbnail_a617226__0001_.jpg)
![Lancet case, empty, mother-of-pearl, engraved oriental scenes](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/288/602/small_thumbnail_a617226__0002_.jpg)
Lancet case, empty, mother-of-pearl, engraved with a scene possibly Asian influenced design, 18th or 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A617226
- Materials:
- mother-of-pearl and brass (silver plated)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 12.5 mm x 70 mm x 34.3 mm, .025 kg
- type:
- lancets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust