Plague Doctor Mask
These masks have lenses on the eyes and a long cavity in the nose which was filled with drugs and aromatic items.
Plague doctor mask. Plague doctor mask long nose and big shape bird beak steampunk halloween costume cosplay props mask. Cosplaysky men tunic hooded knight halloween cloak for jedi robe costume. Plague doctors filled their masks with theriac a compound of more than 55 herbs and other components like viper flesh powder cinnamon myrrh and honey. The beak could hold dried flowers including roses and carnations herbs including eucalyptus.
In france and the netherlands plague doctors often lacked medical training and were referred to as empirics. The mask had glass openings for the eyes and a curved beak shaped like a bird s beak with straps that held the beak in front of the doctor s nose. White plague doctor masquerade mask steampunk long nose for halloween costume. In the 17th and 18th centuries the plague doctors invented masks to protect themselves from bad air and prevent contagion.
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The most common plague doctor masks material is metal. De lorme thought the beak shape of the. In the 17th 18th and 19th centuries some doctors wore a beak like mask which was filled with aromatic items. Make offer plague doctor mask birds long nose beak faux leather steampunk halloween white.
Did you scroll all this way to get facts about plague doctor masks. In one case a plague doctor had been a fruit salesman before his employment as a physician. Plague doctor outfit from germany 17th century. Though the image is iconic the relationship may be a little anachronistic.
Doctor de lorme 1584 1678 was the chief physician to louis xiii and is credited with the mask s design. Plague doctor masks for sale we are the first store specialized in plague doctor masks and yes we ship to usa uk europe and all over the world. While plague doctors have been plying their trade since the middle ages it was only after this period during the 17th century that they acquired their creepy trademark costume. Well you re in luck because here they come.
The mask had two small nose holes and was a type of respirator which contained aromatic items. There are 2593 plague doctor masks for sale on etsy and they cost 25 23 on average. He is also responsible for its typical accompanying outfit which consisted of a leather.