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Marble plaque showing woman sucking child, Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-100 CE

Brass door plate from the Harley Street practice of Sir Anderson Critchett, Bart., English. Sir Anderson Critchett, son of George Critchett FRCS, was born in 1845, knighted in 1901 and died in 1925. He was Oculist to King Edward VII, and specialised in ophthalmic surgery, especially cateracts. He practised at St Mary's as a consultant, and privately at 21 Harley St., W1.

door plates

Wellcome (general)

Wooden panel, oak, depicting woman holding her rib

Anatomy & Pathology

1301-1700

Brass door plate bearing inscription "Sir Lauder B

Surgery

Apothecary's sign, caduceus, wood

Pharmacy-ware

1780-1820

2 rectangular stained glass windows, glass set in plaster with a wooden frame, copies of Islamic windows

2 rectangular stained glass windows, glass set in

Asian Medicine

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanish, 1750-1900

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanis

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1750-1900

Tin glazed earthenware floor tile, yellow and blue design symbolic of friendship, Dutch or Italian, 17th or 18th century

Tin glazed earthenware floor tile, yellow and blue

Medical Ceramic-ware

1601-1800

Small piece of plaster, said to be relic from house where anatomy first taught in Vienna, Austrian, 1510-1710

Small piece of plaster, said to be relic from hous

Anatomy & Pathology

1510-1710

Piece of iron clamper brace from house where anatomy first taught in Vienna, Austrian, 1510-1710

Piece of iron clamper brace from house where anato

Anatomy & Pathology

1510-1710

Carved wooden figure, house post decoration, anthropomorphic, with large anvil-shaped headdress, from Ulawa, Solomon Islands, 1801-1920

Carved wooden figure, house post decoration, anthr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Babylonian terracotta brick inscribed with cunieform script, in oak case, from the ruins of Babylon, 604BC-561BC

Babylonian terracotta brick

Classical & Medieval Medicine

604-561

2 earthenware tiles, together forming a semi-circle, floral pattern in polychrome and in relief, possibly Turkish

2 earthenware tiles, together forming a semi-circl

Asian Medicine

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile, from Palestine, 14th to 17th centuries

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile, from Palestine, 14th to 17th centuries

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration of rosettes, from Palesine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1600 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Plaster cast of birth chamber at temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, 31BC-14AD

Plaster cast of birth chamber at temple of Hathor

Classical & Medieval Medicine

31-14

Tile earthenware, tin glazed, used as house number, Spanish, 1511-1520

Tile earthenware, tin glazed, used as house number

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1511-1520

Two pillars, caryatid form, carved oak, probably from a pharmacy, 16th-17th century

Two pillars, caryatid form, carved oak, probably f

Pharmacy-ware

1500-1700

Mosaic, 11 pieces of black and white pottery on cardboard mounting, English, 100 BC to 450AD

Mosaic, 11 pieces of black and white pottery

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100 BCE - 450 CE

Stained glass window, leaded panels, central panel show an old man, possibly St Peter, scene of crucifixion and resurrection in background, probably English 16th century

Stained glass window, leaded panels

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1501-1600

Framed section of Roman mosaic pavement, reputedly from Silchester, England, 100-350

Framed section of Roman mosaic pavement

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100-350 CE

Wooden window grille, with projecting niche in centre, Islamic

Wooden window grille with projecting niche

Asian Medicine

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script, made during reign of Shalmaneser II, Assyria, 860BC-825BC

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed

Classical & Medieval Medicine

860-825

Bablylonian terracotta brick inscribed with cuneiform script, Syrian, 605BC-561BC

Bablylonian terracotta brick

Classical & Medieval Medicine

605-561

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanish, 1750-1900

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanis

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1750-1900

Tin glazed earthenware mosque wall tile with fragment of cursive Arabic inscription, from Palestine, 14th to 16th centuries

Tin glazed earthenware mosque wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile, from Palestine, 14th to 17th centuries

Tin glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanish, 1750-1900

Wooden ward sign with painted canvas panel, Spanis

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1750-1900

Piece of iron clamp or brace from house where anatomy first taught in Vienna, Austria, 1510-1710

Piece of iron clamp or brace from house where anat

Anatomy & Pathology

1510-1710

Glazed earthenware tile painted with scene of ritual Persian procession, by George Tinworth, English, 1867-1913

Glazed earthenware tile painted with Persian procession scene

Asian Medicine

1867-1913

Tin glazed earthenware church wall tile bearing a Latin prayer, European, 1501-1750

Tin glazed earthenware church wall tile bearing a

Medical Ceramic-ware

1501-1750

2 carved and painted wooden signs, intertwined laurel wreaths with tendrils and rosettes, possibly a shop sign, European, eighteenth or nineenth century.

2 carved and painted wooden signs, intertwined lau

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Lightning conductor, model, for teaching purposes, wood with metal wire, European, 1890-1910

Lightning conductor, model, for teaching purposes,

Therapeutics

1890-1910

Metal grill fountain guard

Public Health & Hygiene

1601-1700

Rectangular terracotta floor tile, perhaps from City of London, Roman, 100-380AD

Rectangular terracotta floor tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100-380 CE

Lead glazed earthenware tile with fleur de lys decoration, probably English, 1201 to 1500

Lead glazed earthenware tile with fleur de lys dec

Medical Ceramic-ware

1201-1500

Brick, with name Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon, impressed on it, set in wooden frame on castors, Babylonian, 605BC-561BC

Brick, with name Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon

Classical & Medieval Medicine

605-561

Arab archway, marble, painted, broken date unknown

Arab archway

Asian Medicine

Two doors, wooden, with metal handle, possibly Turkish, 1600 to 1800

Two carved wooden doors

Asian Medicine

1600-1800

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, with blue painted decoration, showing a parturition scene possibly including Zeus, Dutch, 18th century

Tin-glazed earthenware tile, with blue painted dec

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1701-1800

Tin glazed earthenware tile with blue and white painted bands, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration of rosettes, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Tin glazed earthenware tile with polychrome decoration, from Palestine, 1301-1700

Tin glazed earthenware tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1301-1700 CE

Large glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile, square Kufic inscription in relief, Persian, 17th century

Large glazed earthenware mosque(?) wall tile

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1601-1700