An ornate pair of circumcision scissors
- Made:
- 1701-1880
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An ornate pair of circumcision scissors, with straight blades and ring handles, chased and inlaid with gold, c. 1800
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A610569
- Materials:
- complete, steel (metal) and gold (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 41 mm x 167 mm,
- type:
- circumcision scissors
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
