M0012292: French parturition chair, 18th century.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Parturition chair. French, 18th century.

Reproduction of a photograph of an 18th century French parturition chair with legs rests, movable back and arms with handgrips. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (PHO 5260).

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for other photographic copies:PHO 5260

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 2022.

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