Vaccination shield
William Cowan
Category
Childcare objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, leather and cotton
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206509.3
Summary
A Cowan's vaccination shield. The shield is shaped to fit over a small child's arm. It consists of a ring with padded sides made from white kid leather. Attached to the sides of the ring are two pairs of white cotton tape ties. A wire mesh is fitted across the padded ring.
Provenance
Anonymous gift to the National Trust 1980-1999.
Makers and roles
William Cowan, inventor