University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
1950.5.1
Description
A white pottery leech jar; base expands to larger bowl, indents to a lipped edge; fixed horizontal handles on either side with black markings; there is no cover.
A white pottery leech jar; base expands to larger bowl, indents to a lipped edge; fixed horizontal handles on either side with black markings; there is no cover.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Harold Storms; owned by Dr. Douglas G. Storms (1857-1949), Queen's University Medical School graduate; obstetrician for 52 years in Hamilton, Ont.
Dates
1800
circa 1800
Material
earthenware: white; black
Inscriptions
Written in black on the rounded surface of the jar: "LEECHES"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-N1-6
Dimension Notes
Length 22.8 cm x Diam. 61.0 cm
Condition Remarks
2003: The jar was damaged when it was transferred to the Museum of Health Care (July 17, 2002); a large chip was broken off the lip.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
Exhibit History
On Exhibit “Stubborn Illness: Macdonald Family” at the Museum of Health Care 11 June, 2015; Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibit: "Caring Profession"; ret. Sept. 2006; on exhibit: "War and Medicine," Canadian War Museum, 12 Jan 2011-31 Dec. 2011.