Jenner's Medicine Chest

This medicine chest, made in the 1780s, was owned by a doctor called Edward Jenner, who is famous as a pioneer in vaccination. He invented the world’s first vaccine, against smallpox – a disease that was responsible for one in ten deaths in Britain at the time. As a doctor, Jenner would have carried this chest with him when visiting patients in their homes. Use our 3D Jenner's medicine chest model in the classroom to bring your curriculum teaching to life: https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/jenners-medicine-chest Find out more in the Science Museum Group online collection: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8619246/