Bleeding bowl, after 1740. Pewter bowl with horizontally projecting
handle. Handle is decorated with cut out tracery, a coat of arms, and the
name of the London maker, John Foster. Bowl has graduated rings every 2
ounces from 2 to 16. Held by Division of Cultural History, Smithsonian
Institution (Greenwood Collection). L 200 mm to tip of handle, D 132 mm, H
45 mm. Neg. 61166-C (BW). (Figure 4.)
Barber's basin, 18th century. Blue faience basin with green, red, and blue
floral decoration. Used for shaving and probably for phlebotomy as well.
Bowl is indented to fit against the neck. Purchased 1959. L 260 mm, W at
indentation 173 mm, H 68 mm. Neg. 73-4220 (BW, CS). NMHT 225114 (M-9399).
Bleeding bowl. Circular bleeding bowl made of pewter and typical of the
bowls used to collect and measure blood in the 18th century. Such bowls
were no longer generally used in the 19th century. Bowl has a plain, flat,
horizontally projecting handle and graduated circles marking every 4
ounces from 4 to 24. Purchased 1976. L 233 mm to tip of handle, D 166 mm,
H 55 mm. NMHT 322691.01.
Bleeding bowl. Pewter bowl with a cut out tracery handle. Bowl has
graduated markings every 2 ounces from 2 to 16. Purchased 1976. D 127 mm,
H 64 mm. NMHT 322691.02.