Fragment of mandible lost from gunshot wound
Dublin Core
Title
Fragment of mandible lost from gunshot wound
Subject
United States--History--War of 1812.
Mandibular Injuries
Constitution (Frigate)
Guerriere (Frigate)
human remains
Description
Catalog entry: A large portion of the lower jaw shot away, the patient recovering with a very good mouth. The specimen consists of a single, entire piece, including the whole width of the jaw, and to the full extent of the incisor teeth, and one, if not two, of the bicuspids. The wound was received on board of the Guerriere, in her action with the Constitution; the bone was not entirely detached till about a fortnight after the injury, and the soft parts having been brought together, the result was as above stated.
Abstract
A fragment of the mandible of a British officer on the Guerriere. He was wounded by a shot from the Constitution.
Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Townsend, Solomon David, 1793-1869.
Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum
Is Referenced By
Jackson, J. B. S. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Anatomical Museum of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1847, 18.
Format
model
Medium
Bone
Type
physical object
Identifier
05110
Provenance
Donated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement by Solomon D. Townsend in 1842
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Fragment of mandible lost from gunshot wound,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6137.