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

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

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Citation

Unknown, “Fragment of mandible lost from gunshot wound,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6137.