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Turtle amulet, United States, 1880-1920

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1881-1920

Turtle shaped amulet, North America, 1880-1920

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Preserved human left hand, mid 19th century

Wax injected human left hand

Anatomy & Pathology

1831-1870

Amuletic caul, piece of tissue-like membrane

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Beaded amulet in form of a turtle

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1900

Wax head and shoulders of a man with a cauliflower ear, in wooden box

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Brooch containing locks of hair, gold thread and pearls, arranged against a pearly backgrosund, marked in an oval frame, covered with a glass

Brooch containing locks of hair, gold thread and pearls

Wellcome (general)

Full upper denture, ivory with human anteriors, English, 1801-1860

Upper ivory denture with human teeth, England, 1801-1860

Dentistry

1801-1860

Post mortem histological slides prepared by Dr P C Elmes, 1958-76, including original material from the ‘1940 group’, the first fully investigated cases of mesothelioma in the UK (in Belfast shipyard workers). Contained in dark green Technichon Lab aid slide filing cabinet.

Histological Slides Investigating Cases of Mesothelioma

Anatomy & Pathology

1958-1976

Preserved human left arm

Wax injected human left arm

Anatomy & Pathology

1831-1870

Lock of hair, reputed to be of Robert Stephenson. Accompanied by a piece of paper inscribed, in manuscript, in ink "Hair of the great Rbt Stephenson, 1859, 12 of October, died"

Lock of Robert Stephenson's hair

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Wooden cabinet containing histological slides prepared by Dr J C Wagner, 1950-91, including original material relating to cases described in his 1960 paper making a causal link between exposure to blue asbestos and the lung cancer, mesothelioma. (see stroke records)

Histological slides prepared by Dr J C Wagner, 1950-1991

Anatomy & Pathology

1950-1991

Gold brooch, in the form of a 'Youth Contemplating Death' cameo, 1700-1799

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Wrist or ankle cord of twisted hair of female members of family against evil spirits, sickness and misfortune, Indian, 1870-1930

Wrist or ankle cord against evil spirits, sickness and misfortune

Asian Medicine

1870-1930

Woven bracelets

Wellcome (general)

1830-1880

Freeze dried slice of normal brain (age 53, male)

Anatomy & Pathology

1900-1996

Freeze dried slice of Alzheimer's brain (age 81, female)

Freeze dried slice of Alzheimer's brain

Anatomy & Pathology

1900-1996

Metal memento mori finger ring, set with a large square transparent stone which contains a skull on a hair background with a red and gold border, engraved inscription inside band, 1709

Memento mori finger ring, with a stone containing a skull on a hair background

Wellcome (general)

1709

Denture, full upper, ivory with human anteriors, English, 1820-1870

Denture made with ivory and human teeth

Dentistry

1820-1870

Freeze dried slice of Alzheimer's brain (age 49, female)

Freeze dried slice of Alzheimer's brain (age 49, f

Anatomy & Pathology

1900-1996

Remains of John Dalton's eyes

Scientific Instruments & Research

1844

Gold memento mori finger ring, with transparent setting containing human hair, possibly 18th century

Memento mori finger ring, with setting containing human hair

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Lock of hair said to be from George III, 1760-1820, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed 'Hair of His late Majesty King George the Third Received from Sir K. Taylor 27 January 1927'

A lock of hair, reputedly from King George III

Anatomy & Pathology

1760-1820

Total left femur replacement, titanium, attached to human tibia and fibula and left pelvis with polyethylene acetabular cup, English, 1981

Titanium femur replacement, England, 1981

Orthopaedics

1981

Secular ceremonial headdress, incorporating human skull, Nepalese, 18th or 19th century

Ceremonial headdress with a human skull, Nepal, 1701-1900

Asian Medicine

1701-1900

A lock of hair, said to be from the head of Edward IV of England (1442-1483), taken from his tomb at Windsor in 1784, mounted in a frame, and secured by wax to a piece of paper bearing a handwritten descriptive inscription

Lock of King Edward IV's hair

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1784

Leather amulet with bead decoration, possibly, turtle or lizard form,contains umbilical cord, Sioux people, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, 1871-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1900

Human femur, right, showing healed unreduced fracture, adult, from Tell Fara, Syria, reputedly Roman period, 100 BC-200 AD

Human right femur, Tell Fara, Palestine, 100 BCE-200 CE

Anatomy & Pathology

100 BCE-200 CE

Glass cinerary urn, with double-looped handles, containing ashes, Roman, Western European, 1 to 200 AD

Glass cinerary urn, containing ashes, Roman, 1 - 200 CE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-200 CE

Dried human head, dissected to show blood vessels etc., early 19th century

Dissected dried human head

Anatomy & Pathology

1801-1850

Apron made from carved human bone beads, strung on threads, and in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron made from carved human bone beads

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Lock of Napoleon's hair, cut off at St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled on St helena from 1815 until his death in 1821

Lock of Napoleon's hair, cut off at St. Helena. Na

Anatomy & Pathology

1815-1821

Full lower denture, ivory with pinned human anteriors, rotted, English, 1801-1860

Full lower denture, English, 1801-1860.

Dentistry

1801-1860

Carved wooden doll highly stylized female figure, long column shaped body, hair is real, carried on the back of a girl to show she is ready for marriage, Bissagos Islands, Africa, 1880-1925

Carved wooden doll, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Africa, c. 1880-1925.

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

800-1400

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair with pair of decorated shell ornaments attached, used by Australian Aboriginal people, 1881-1920

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair, Australian Aboriginal, 1881-1920

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1881-1920

Locket with daguerreotype. 28x33mm oval locket with daguerreotype of man on one side, lock of hair on back. Engine turned decoration on two covers, one engraved 'MAM'.

Locket with daguerreotype portrait of man and lock of hair

Photographs

c. 1850

Gold brooch, a memento mori set with garnets and pearls with plaited hair in the centre

Gold brooch and memento mori, Europe, 1701-1900

Wellcome (general)

1701-1900

Beaded leather amulet, containing umbilical cord, in form of turtle(?), Plains Indian, North American, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, United States, 1871-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1900

Apparatus for fixation of the leg bone, incorporating Kirschner stirrups and with leg bone in position for demonstration purposes, manufactured by Down Bros., London, from the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, 1960-1980

Apparatus for the fixation of the leg bone, London, England, 1960-1980

Orthopaedics

1960-1980

Lock of hair removed from Edward Jenner after his death, 26th January 1823, framed (passe-patrout)

Sample of Edward Jenner's hair, England, 1823

Public Health & Hygiene

1823

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tutanangosa, South America

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tuta

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1930

Brooch, containing a graveyard scene with trees, flowers, a pond and a tomb, made up from hair, mounted in an oval metal frame and covered with glass, fastener missing

Brooch decorated with human hair, Europe, 1701-1900

Wellcome (general)

1701-1900

Brooch, containing hair and thread and pearls, arranged on a pearly background, mounted in an oval metal frame and covered with glass, fastener missing

Brooch containing human hair, Europe, 1701-1900

Wellcome (general)

1701-1900

Denture, partial lower, ivory with human anteriors, English, 1800-1870

Lower denture with human teeth, England, 1800-1870

Dentistry

1800-1870

Apron of human bone beads strung on threads, used in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron of human bone beads strung on threads

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Glass funerary urn, with fragments of bones, Roman, Western Europe, 1-200AD

Glass funerary urn, with fragments of bones, Western Europe, 1-200 CE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-200 CE

Wooden sarcophagus containing an Egyptian mummy of the Ptolemaic period, Fayoum region (Al-Fayyum, Upper Egypt) Egypt, 343-69 BCE (see note), purchased in 1932

Egyptian mummy in wooden sarcophagus

Classical & Medieval Medicine

343-69 BCE

West African skin-covered fetish female head. Used in secret societies devoted to the worship of ancestors and the spirit of fertility. Has social and political functions, which vary from tribe to tribe. Worn on top of the head, with fibre veil attached. Used in dances in lieu of fresh skulls. The skin used is generally of goat or antelope.

Skin-covered fetish female head

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

before 1920

Human femur, left, showing healed unreduced fracture, adult, from Tell Fara, Syria, 100 BC-200 AD

Human left femur

Anatomy & Pathology

100 BCE -200 CE