Title
Cobalt blue leech jar
Subject
Leeches--Equipment and supplies
Phlebotomy--Equipment and supplies
Leeches
Leeching--instrumentation
Bloodletting--instrumentation
Receptacles
Description
Image 101-1412
Used to hold leeches for application to patient
Dark, cobalt blue jar with a characteristically everted lip and an open pontil.
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Early 19th cent.
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
7.5x5.5 cm.
Type
Glassware
Image
Still image
Identifier
06.04.01.7
Alternative Title
Leech jar
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Hand blown glass
Citation
“Cobalt blue leech jar,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16874.