M0003045: Cup presented to the Wigwaum Club by Sir Henry Wellcome

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Cup presented to the Wigwam Club by Sir H. Wellcome

Photograph of a silver cup presented to the Wigwaum [Wigwam] Club by Sir Henry Wellcome, showing side engraved with a wigwam design and the presentation title. The Wigwam Club was one of the men-only, private social clubs Wellcome was involved in during the late nineteenth century. Its name references Wellcome's lifelong interest in Native American culture. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related Images: M0003046

13 May 1932

1 photograph glass plate negative; 25.3 x 30.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds other photographs of the cup and associated artwork: WA/HSW/PH/E

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.