File:Earthenware bleeding bowl, England, 1701-1900 Wellcome L0058195.jpg

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Earthenware bleeding bowl, England, 1701-1900
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Earthenware bleeding bowl, England, 1701-1900
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Bleeding bowls were used during bloodletting – a practice once carried out to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. They were used to catch the blood from an opened vein. This example has a scale marked in fluid ounces inside the bowl to measure how much blood had been let out of the patient.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: Bloodletting; bleeding bowl; earthenware
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A626460
  • Photo number: L0058195
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