Ivory dildo, complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation, with cloth bag

Made:: 1701-1800 in France

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Ivory dildo, in the form of an erect penis, complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation, in cloth bag, possibly French, 1701-1800

An ivory dildo in the form of an erect penis, complete with a contrivance for simulating ejaculation.

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Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641108

Materials:: dildo, ivory, dildo, wood, bag, cloth and bag, silk, lined

type:: dildos, sexual aids and penises

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Ivory dildo, in the form of an erect penis

Ivory dildo, possibly French, 1701-1800

Ivory dildo, in the form of an erect penis, complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation, possibly French, 1701-1800

This ivory dildo is in the form of an erect penis and has a contrivance for simulating ejaculation. It has a cloth bag. When it was acquired it was registered that the dildo was found in the stuffed seat of a Louis XV armchair, which was in a convent on the banks of the Seine, near Paris. The object may have been manufactured in France.