The 1720 period room contains pine paneling removed from the Library of the Duke of Richmond in the Richmond House, Plaistow, England and glass window panes designed to complement the paneling and give visitors a feeling of stepping back in time into an English country house library. In addition to rare monographs from the Trent Collection and a photograph of Dr. Trent, the room houses the Warner Wells Hiroshima Diary collection, old microscopes, wooden and leather pharmaceutical boxes, infant feeding dishes, apothecary jars, African medical artifacts, and a fine group of 17th and 18th century ivory anatomical manikins. Just outside and to the left of the door to the Trent Room hangs a 16th century ivory skeleton based on Vesalian woodcuts. To the right, standing on top of an apothecary chest is a bronze ecorche. Visitors are welcome to tour the Trent Room Monday through Friday when the History of Medicine Collections Reading Room is open.
Staff are available to provide a tour and information about particular items in the room.