| Reference Number | MIMM/1956-1-1 |
| Title | Scarificator and Cupping Set |
| Date | 1825-1875 |
| Description | This is a square wooden box. It has a hinged lid decorated with brass, and secured to the base with two hooks. The box could be also locked with a key (missing). Upon opening, the box is covered with brown velvet and purple silk. The box is divided into compartments to secure the four clear gllass and brass cups, of different sizes, and the brass scarificator. It also inclused a removable handle for the cups, screwable.
This set was used for blood letting. |
| Extent | 7 parts |
| Dimensions | 225mm x 198mm x 89mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Scarificator |
| Term | Therapeutics |
| Bloodletting -- instrumentation |