Rome, Italy

Alexander Fleming’s Penicillin specimen

This penicillin specimen in a gilded frame by Wilson & Gill, was presented in 1952 by Alexander Fleming to Edgar E. Lawley (1889 – 1977), a successful businessman and philanthropist who was also Chairman of St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School1. Now, it is displayed in the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, St.Mary’s Hospital, London.

Alexander Fleming's Penicillin specimen, Alexander Fleming Laboratory and Museum, St Mary's Hospital, London (31).JPG
Photo by Luca Borghi (July 2011), courtesy of Kevin Brown, on behalf of the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
  • Photo by @ (July 2011), courtesy of Kevin Brown, on behalf of the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum.
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