Basic info

Collection

Social History

Object name

Cupping vessel

Object category

Working life

Object subcategory

Distribution, hotels, catering, retail and repairs

Description

A cupping glass used for collecting blood during bleeding. The glass was heated and applied to the skin, which would first have been cut.As the glass cooled it would form a vacuum that drew the blood into the glass (see Warren page 17).

Production date start

1810

Production date end

1830