Fragment of skin from John Bishop

Made:
1831 in England

Fragment of skin from John Bishop, a bodysnatcher executed for murder on 5th December, 1831

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220331
Materials:
skin, human
type:
human remains and skin
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Newspaper cutting

Newspaper cutting

Newspaper cutting, probably from the Times of December 1831, reporting on the execution of the bodysnatchers Bishop and Williams

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A220331 Pt1
type:
newspaper cuttings