Galvanic brooch of black vulcanite, with cherub holding fistfuls of lightning on one side and on the reverse, inset copper plate with eight electric bolts radiating from a central object (fist? lightbulb?). Two holes drilled in the copper plate, probably for mounting. Probably London, English, 1890-1910
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A602795
- Materials:
- inlay, copper and vulcanite
- type:
- galvanic brooches folk medicine (therapy) and therapeutics (electrotherapy), electrotherapy, folk medicine (therapy) and galvanic brooches
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
