Cup, cupping

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OBJECT TYPE: oval
DATE: 1830–1839
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0921.004

MANUFACTURER: Fuller
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Clear glass cup.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.1 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Height: 6.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fuller
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Presumably used c. 1838- 1847; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Used in bleeding of a patient, by application of an incision or by use of leeches. The cupping glass maintains a vacuum so that the blood is drawn to the surface & from the site more quickly. It also acts as a receptacle for the blood.
Technical: During cupping treatment, cups were first immersed in hot water, then the alcohol lamp was lit & inserted into the cups for 20 seconds. The cup was then applied to the skin. Great dexterity was required to lift cup, apply scarificator and recup before the tumefaction had subsided. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "X921.2.1 E" printed by hand in black ink on rim.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Clear glass cup is slightly oval in shape; glass has pale pinkish hue. Small hole in underside designed to allow vacuum created with cup to be deliberately broken.
Decoration: N/A

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Fuller, Cup, cupping, circa 1830–1839, Artifact no. 2002.0921, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0921.004/

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