Cranial section with saber wound
Dublin Core
Title
Cranial section with saber wound
Subject
United States--History--War of 1812.
Head Injuries, Penetrating
human remains
Description
Catalog entry: Extensive sabre wound of the right frontal bone; there is still a small opening quite through, though the injury seems to have been well repaired. Received on board one of the United States vessels during the war of 1812.
Abstract
Section of frontal and right parietal bones with healed saber wound. Wound received on board a United States vessel during the War of 1812.
Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Townsend, Solomon David, 1793-1869.
Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum
Is Referenced By
Jackson, J. B. S. A A Descriptive Catalogue of the Anatomical Museum of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1847, 17.
Format
model
Medium
Bone
Type
physical object
Identifier
05108
Provenance
Donated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement by Solomon D. Townsend in 1840.
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Cranial section with saber wound,” OnView, accessed April 26, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6135.