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Armourer: Unknown
Artificial hand. This is really a surgical appliance, but made by armourers.
Given by F.H. Cripps-Day
Method of acquisition: Given (1938-12-22) by Cripps-Day, Francis Henry
16th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1550
It is very likely that these surgical appliances were made by armourers demonstrating that they could turn their skills to a variety of purposes. Prosthetic limbs made from wood or iron have been known since early times.
Accession number: M.23-1938
Primary reference Number: 18796
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Artificial hand" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18796 Accessed: 2024-11-25 07:17:53
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