Becher zu Ehren von Edward Jenner, Erfinder der Pockenimpfung

Glass in honour of Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, 1812

Mediumclear crystal glass, mould-blown, cut and engraved

(H x Ø)11,2 x 7,1 cm

Place of originNorthern Bohemia

Status

on display, room G 08

About the workIn 1796, the English surgeon Edward Jenner developed a vaccine against smallpox – a brutal disease that claimed the lives of mostly children. Jenner achieved this using cowpox viruses, which are harmless to humans. This glass was presumably dedicated to him to commemorate a smallpox infection that passed without incident thanks to the vaccination. The fact that the glass dates from only 16 years after the invention of the vaccination is astonishing, because the vaccine was by no means fully developed and took many decades to become established. Smallpox was not eradicated worldwide until around 1980.

AccessionAcquisition 1940

Inventory numberP 1940-191

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Contact

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