Bronze inkstand, with inkwells and pounce box, used by Pasteur at Pont Gisquet, early 19th century
This ink stand was used by Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French chemist and microbiologist, while working on the diseases of silkworms at Pont Gisquet, southern France from 1865-1870. He discovered the parasites responsible for damaging the French silk worm industry and successfully insti-gated isolation and destruction of infected worms to prevent the spread of disease.
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome (general)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A67394
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
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overall: 5 mm x 245 mm x 137 mm, 1.67kg
- type:
- inkstand
- credit:
- Fourney-Magnan