M0002779: Plaque of Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Plaque of Lord Lister

Photograph of a plaque of Lord Lister (1827-1912), British surgeon and pioneer in antiseptic medicine, taken from an original plaster plaque executed by Miss Fleeming Jenkins at the request of Lady Lister. This object was lent by Professor John Fraser to

12 January 1932

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.