Medical Chamber
Main Notes:
FORMALDEHYDE TURPENTINE LEATHER |
Supporting notes:
CHAMOMILE LAVENDER BLOOD |
"The faint, lingering scent of illness"
Enter a Victorian medical chamber and take a seat in a leather-clad auditorium, as a physician in a long white coat slits open a preserved corpse, in the name of anatomical discovery. This scent profile is comprised of a complex mixture of formaldehyde, early forms of antiseptics, herbal tinctures, worn leather and the faint, lingering scent of illness. The sharp, astringent odour of carbolic acid sits proudly on the top of this scent, a historical testament to the Victorian era's burgeoning understanding of sterilisation. Lavender and chamomile support quietly in the middle, as these scents were often used to mask the unpleasant smells which arise, when working on a dead body. A slight metallic tang of blood finishes this profile off, as it was ever-present, in a place where radical surgeries and bloody procedures were a daily occurrence. Medical Chamber will give you an insight into the developing world of Victorian medicine, where even the most minor surgery could lead to death.