The provenance and context of the Giustiniani Medicine Chest
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Journal article
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Ackroyd, Julie
Date published
May 1, 2019
Abstract
In autumn 2019 the Science Museum will open its new Medicine Gallery, which is an opportunity to redisplay and reinterpret items from the collection. One object selected as a centrepiece for the new space is the Giustiniani Medicine Chest, which dates from the mid-sixteenth century. This object came into the Science Museum Collection in 1946 having originally been bought in Italy in 1924 by an agent of Sir Henry Wellcome for his medical collection. This article assesses its provenance and history.
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Science Museum Group Journal
Issue
11
Publisher
Science Museum Group
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2054-5770
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