








Ivory dildo, in the form of an erect penis, complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation, possibly French, 1701-1800
This ivory dildo is in the form of an erect penis and has a contrivance for simulating ejaculation. It has a cloth bag. When it was acquired it was registered that the dildo was found in the stuffed seat of a Louis XV armchair, which was in a convent on the banks of the Seine, near Paris. The object may have been manufactured in France.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641108/1
- Materials:
- dildo, ivory and dildo, wood
- type:
- sexual aids
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust