Silver plaster case

Made:: 1900

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Silver plaster case, hallmarked in Chester, English, 1900

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641535

Materials:: silver

type:: plaster cases

credit:: Wright, A.

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Cardboard cover from a court plaster, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, England, 1900-1901

Cardboard cover from a court plaster, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, 1900-1901

The label on this court plaster cover reads “MAW'S WATERPROOF COURT PLASTER which does not wash off…. S. MAW, SON & THOMPSON LONDON TRADE MARK. 1d”. A court plaster is a piece of silk coated with gelatine to cover cuts and grazes on the skin. The silver case is engraving with the words "We heal all wounds save those of love”. The case is hallmarked “Chester”.

Measurements:: overall: 52 mm x 40 mm .01kg

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A641535 Pt1

type:: plaster case

Silver plaster case, Chester, England, 1900

Silver plaster case, hallmarked in Chester, English, 1900

The silver case is engraving with the words "We heal all wounds save those of love”. The case is hallmarked “Chester”. The case was used to hold a court plaster - a piece of silk coated with gelatine to cover cuts and grazes on the skin. The packaging shown with the case is for a court plaster.