Copy of Ambroise Paré’s operating table, London, England, 1912
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Copy of Pare's operating table, 16th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Copy of Pare's operating table, 16th century
Innovative French surgeon Ambroise Paré (c. 1510-90) served as royal surgeon for French kings including Henri II. Paré joined the French army in 1536 after being apprenticed to a barber. He spent much of the next 30 years as a military surgeon. He improved or invented many techniques, especially in treating war wounds.
The Wellcome Institute Museum Workshops made this copy of Paré’s operating table in 1912 from descriptions left by Paré himself. The bowl attached to the table via an adjustable clamp held sponges and medical instruments needed during surgery.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A63548
- Materials:
- whole, birch
- Measurements:
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overall: 1160 mm x 2050 mm x 615 mm,
- type:
- operating table and copy - derivative object
- credit:
- Wellcome Institute, Museum Workshops
