Copy of a large lance used during plague epidemics in Marseilles, France in the 1600s
- Made:
- Unknown in Europe
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Copy of large lancet used for opening plague buboes during plague epidemics at Marseilles during the 17th century
Plague epidemics ravaged Marseilles in France throughout the 1600s and 1700s. Lancets, such as the copy shown here, were used to open buboes in order to relieve pressure and also remove poisons from the body – an unsuccessful attempt to cure the patient. The lancet would have been stored in a brass case.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A115570
- Measurements:
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overall: 21 mm x 422 mm x 20 mm, .18kg
- type:
- lance
