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Orthopaedic corset to fit adult male, 1601-1800
The spine is supported and any skeletal abnormalities are corrected by this iron corset. It is hinged at both sides and locks at the front. The corset is made of perforated iron and secured by shoulder straps. It was designed to fit a lean male. It supported a spine damaged due to injury or a skeletal deformity such as scoliosis. The corset came from the large private collection of Dr Noel Hamonic…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- orthopaedics
- orthopaedic support
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- orthopaedics
- orthopaedic support
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065004
Identifier
- L0065004
- Science Museum A121451
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:56:32.990Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:56:32.990Z