Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Dispersed collections of Henry Wellcome

Following Henry Wellcome's death in 1936 the process of dispersing his non-medical collections began. The collections were enormous and this process would continue for almost 50 years. A very comprehensive account of the dispersal can be found in the Museums Journal Vol 86: 53-536, 1986 supplement (Georgina Russell, 'The Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's Dispersal of Non-Medical Material 1936-1983'). A photocopy can be found in the Humanities history files in the file cabinet marked 'Wellcome Miscellaneous', file 'Wellcome donors'. The collection is notorious for its poor documentation and lack of provenance.

See the Wellcome Library's website for details on how to find out more about the dispersed collection using their archives http://wellcomelibrary.org/what-we-do/history-of-wellcome-library/wellcome-historical-medical-museum/

Antiquity, Ethnographic and Geology collections from the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum came to Liverpool Museum in several groups from 1949 to 1982.

In terms of Ethnology the accession number groups are:
49.41
50.78
51.20
51.68
51.120
51.125
54.45
1981.2102
1981.2103
1982.1111

In terms of Antiquities the accession number groups are:
51.120
54.96
56.131
1964.189
1973.1
1973.2
1973.3
1973.4
1973.5
1981.1112
1981.2111
1982.320

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280 item(s) from the Ancient Egypt collection related to Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

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Chair Arm

Culture: New Kingdom
Date made: 1550 BC - 1295 BC

Chariot Harness Finial

Culture: New Kingdom
Date made: 1352 BC - 1336 BC (Dynasty 18: Reign of Akhenaten) about

Chisel

Culture: Late Period or Modern
Date made: 664 BC after

Claw Amulet

Culture: Middle Kingdom
Date made: 2055 BC - 1650 BC about

Coffin Fragment

Culture: Third Intermediate Period
Date made: 945 BC (Dynasty 21 late - Dynasty 22 early) about

Coffin Fragment of Tanetaa

Culture: Third Intermediate Period
Date made: 747 BC - 656 BC (Dynasty 25)

Comb

Culture: New Kingdom
Date made: 1550 BC - 1069 BC

Coptic Papyrus Document

Culture: Byzantine (Coptic)
Date made: 600 AD - 700 AD

Cosmetic Application Stick

Culture: Middle Kingdom or New Kingdom
Date made: 2055 BC after

Cosmetic Dish

Culture: Early Dynastic - early Old Kingdom
Date made: 3100 BC - 2613 BC (Dynasty 1 - 3)

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