Laura Sellers

@laurasellers.bsky.social

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Historian of medicine, science, forensics & prisons. Freelance curator and heritage consultant. Former curator at Thackray Museum of Medicine. She/her

A cream brick pillar with a white plastic sign reading 'miscellaneous tumours' in black font
Hand written recipe for "party cheese log" which reads "3 cocktail gerkins finely chopped. 4ozs grated cheddar cheese. 8ozs cream cheese. 1/4 level teaspoon mustard. 1 level tablespoon mayonnaise. 1 teaspoon grated onion. 1/2 level teaspoon salt. Pepper. 2oz chopped walnuts. 1. Mix together all ingredients, except walnuts, very thoroughly. 2. Turn mixture onto a sheet of greaseproof paper, shape into a log, wrap in foil and refrigerate until requires. 3. To serve remove papers and coat evenly with walnuts. 4. This dish can be kept in fridge for a month."
Black and white cat with long white whiskers lining in a yellow blanket looking disgruntled
A house shaped model showing a cross section of the building. On the right is a brown panelled door and the left a large circular door with pipes coming from the top. The walls are off white.
A museum display of a miniature metal operating table, a miniature ceramic chamber pot and two pairs of miniature glasses with cases.
A historic hand written recipe on off white paper. It reads: "A recipe for a pin or anything yhay sticks in the throat. Take a spoonful of Gunpowder and mix it in a porridge of beer, ale or what you like best. When it's well stirred from the bottom drink itt off and itt will carry down with itt whatever troubles you."
Two black and white photos printed in a book showing a muscular white man with dark curly hair and mustache, wearing leopard print pants and Greek style sandals. He's shown full length, in profile on the left and straight on in the righthand picture, he's flexing his muscles in both showing classic body builder poses.
5 small plastic dolls wearing handmade clothes, bandages and braces and one large fabric doll with yellow woolen hair, a purple jumper and red trousers sat together on s desk.
A hand stitched sampler in many colours (including greens pinks, yellows and blacks) with continuous prose, written in capitals, some of which is underlined. In the centre of the image is a pink box with the words "Prejudice Pink-Think Principle" hand stitched on it.
Front cover of a catalogue showing a black and white picture of a light coloured cat with its mouth open and a frustrated expression. The cat is captioned 'Oh yeah! Well hold your own retractor then!' Underneath on a brown background it reads 'ETHICON. CAT-A-LOG'
Photo taken in a museum store showing boxes in the background and a white, brown haired woman in jeans and a cream jumper, crouched down and polishing the lower half of a naked, gold male statue. (It's actually for acupuncture)
Black cat lounging upside down on a miniature green armchair. He has yellow eyes and vampire-esq teeth.
A realistic mannequin of a white, 30-something, red-headed male in Victorian costume, including black trousers and a navy jacket, holding a surgical knife in his left hand and frowning.
A white piece of paper pegged to a rope with the outline of a tshirt with the words "I was my bum" handwritten in pencil on it.
A hand written recipe in a notebook for an 'excellent diet drink'
Sweet shop shelves with explicit shaped sweets
A black and white photo of a biology lab in the early 20th century. Men and women are working at long benches.