Bottle containing foreign body

Made:
1901-1930

Bottle containing foreign body, wood removed from bladder of 29 year old woman, 1901-1930

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622913
Materials:
bottle, glass and foreign body, wood
Measurements:
bottle: diameter 49 mm
bottle: height 143 mm
wood: length 75 mm
type:
foreign bodies
credit:
Hunter Woods, H

Parts

Glass bottle containing wood

Glass bottle containing wood

Clear glass bottle with stopper containing wood with calcified deposits, removed from bladder of 29 year old woman

Measurements:
overall (bottle): 143 mm 49 mm,
overall (wood): 75 mm
Object Number:
A622913/1
type:
bottle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Typed label with information about wood removed from bladder of 29 year old woman

Typed label

Typed label with information about wood removed from bladder of 29 year old woman

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A622913/2
type:
label

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