Name/Title
Cupping setsDescription
(left): Arnold and Sons, (right): Charrière and Collin, (bottom): silver teapot burner, twelfth century Persian spouted cupping glass, two cupping glasses, and a cupping tin
Unfortunately physicians were rarely able to address internal problems surgically, so in addition to bleeding and purging, counter-irritation and cupping became popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to readjust the internal environment, and presumably stabilize imbalanced humours.
The illustration is from "Exercitationes Practicae" (1694) by Frederik DekkersCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Aug 4, 2026Create Date
August 4, 2026Update Date
August 29, 2026
