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Tin-glazed earthenware jug, polychrome decoration, illustrates administration of an enema, with inscription, Spanish. The inscription translated reads, 'I am Don Joaquin Hernandez's jar. Through intense devotion to my constitution I find myself on this occasion shamefully syringed at the hands of a serf.'
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A643327
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin-glazed)
- Measurements:
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overall: 3.02 kg
- type:
- jug
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust