Category:Genoese medicine chest
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The Giustiniani Medicine Chest has been part of the Wellcome Collection since 1924, residing first at the Henry Wellcome exhibition and then moving, in 1946, to the Science Museum, London. Within the Science Museum the chest is catalogued as being Genoese and dating from 1562–1566 (Science Museum, A641515, on-line). It was sourced for the collection by Dr Carlo Rossi, an agent for the Wellcome Museum based in Italy. Reference
Allegedley made for Vincenzo Giustiniani (d.1570), the last Genoese governor of the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea.
The chest is of Italian origin.
Media in category "Genoese medicine chest"
The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
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Genoese medicine chest Wellcome L0058610.jpg 2,686 × 3,504; 1.53 MB
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Genoese medicine chest Wellcome L0058611.jpg 2,581 × 3,504; 1.29 MB
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Genoese medicine chest Wellcome L0058612.jpg 2,319 × 3,504; 1.41 MB
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Museum objects from exhibition-various.1972-3 Wellcome L0010353.jpg 1,803 × 1,068; 497 KB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007464.jpg 2,936 × 3,806; 2.38 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007465.jpg 3,170 × 3,345; 1.47 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007466.jpg 3,699 × 2,915; 1.8 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007467.jpg 3,979 × 2,673; 1.91 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007467EA.jpg 4,150 × 2,657; 2.18 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007469.jpg 4,740 × 2,221; 2.37 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007469EB.jpg 4,500 × 2,364; 2.01 MB
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Naval medicine chest Wellcome M0007470.jpg 3,984 × 2,752; 2 MB
