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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
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Title
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The First Operation Under Ether
Subject
The topic of the resource
Ether
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Ether, History
Description
An account of the resource
An 8' x 10' painting by Robert Hinckley depicting the first operation under ether which took place on October 19, 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. William Morton demonstrated the anesthetic properties of ether during a surgery performed by John Collins Warren.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Robert Hinckley
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1882–1893
Identifier
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Original work is owned by the Boston Medical Library.
Medium
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Oil painting
Type
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physical object
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Title
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
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Title
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Self-Portrait in the Form of a Silhouette.
Alternative Title
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Silhouette of Horace Wells.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Description
An account of the resource
1 framed silhouette of Horace Wells.
Creator
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Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1842, circa.
Format
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image
Extent
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1 framed silhouette.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ff B MS b269.1.
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. John Bockstoce to the Boston Medical Library, 1985.
Anesthesia
Ether
Horace Wells
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Title
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
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Title
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Tintype of a Daguerreotype of Horace Wells.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Creator
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Photographer unknown.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Uncataloged.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1844 circa.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 cased tintype.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Uncataloged.
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Truman Howe Bartlett to the Boston Medical Library, 1887.
Is Referenced By
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I awaken to glory : essays celebrating the sesquicentennial of the discovery of anesthesia by Horace Wells, December 11, 1844-December 11, 1994 / edited by Richard J. Wolfe and Leonard F. Menczer. Boston, Mass. : Published by the Boston Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, in association with the Historical Museum of Medicine and Dentistry, Hartford, 1994, p. 328ff.
Anesthesia
Ether
Horace Wells
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Set of Dissection Knives
Subject
The topic of the resource
Codman & Shurtleff
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927
Mixter, Samuel J.
Scalpels
Knives
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Description
An account of the resource
Dr. J. Collins Warren developed this particular model of dissection knife for use with tumors of the breast and had them produced by Codman and Shurtleff, the famous Boston firm of instrument makers. Dr. Warren presented this set to his colleague, surgeon Dr. Samuel J. Mixter.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Set of six dissection knives in a wooden case, designed by J. Collins Warren (1842-1927)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Codman & Shurtleff
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1913, circa
Rights
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The Boston Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Access Rights
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Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Is Part Of
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Uncataloged
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 set of knives (6 knives and box)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of George L. Nardi to the Boston Medical Library, 1984
Exhibit: A Family Practice
J. Collins Warren (1842-1927)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Pocket Watch
Subject
The topic of the resource
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892
Pocket Watches
Exhibits: Family Practice
Description
An account of the resource
This Swiss gold repeating pocket watch was presented by Dr. Henry I. Bowditch to Dr. John Collins Warren "with gratitude and respect" upon his retirement from the faculty of Harvard Medical School on March 2, 1847. At Dr. Warren's death, the watch passed to his son, J. Sullivan Warren, and then, at Sullivan's death in 1867, to his nephew, James Dwight.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Pocket watch given by Dr. Henry I. Bowditch to Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856) and then passed down through the Warren family
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1847
Rights
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The Boston Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Access Rights
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Is Part Of
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Uncataloged Artifacts
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 watch
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1998
Exhibit: A Family Practice
John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Portrait of Dr. John Collins Warren
Subject
The topic of the resource
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
Pope, John, 1820-1880 (artist)
Portraits
Description
An account of the resource
<p>One of the most renowned American surgeons of the 19th century, Dr. John Collins Warren (born on August 1, 1778) graduated from Harvard College in 1797, then began the study of medicine with his father, Dr. John Warren. In 1799, he went abroad, continuing his medical studies in London and Paris, working with such luminaries as the pioneer anatomist Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841). He received an honorary medical degree from Harvard in 1819.</p>
<p>On his return to America in 1802, Dr. John Collins Warren entered into partnership with his father and also began to assist him with anatomical lectures, dissections, and demonstrations at Harvard Medical School. He was named Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in 1809, then, at his father's death, assumed the Hersey Professorship of Anatomy and Surgery. He held that post until he was granted professor <em>emeritus</em> status in 1847. Dr. Warren was also the first dean of the Medical School and promoted its removal from Cambridge to Boston to obtain better access to clinical facilities. Over the course of his long career, he assembled an extraordinary teaching collection of anatomical and pathological specimens. He presented it to the Harvard Corporation in 1847 along with $5000. This was the beginning of the Warren Anatomical Museum.</p>
<p>Attributed to American artist John Pope (1820-1880), this portrait was made from a mask and bust, probably just after the death of Dr. Warren.</p>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Portrait by John Pope of Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856) shortly after Warren's death
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Pope, John, 1820-1880
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1856, circa
Access Rights
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Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Is Part Of
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Uncataloged (Boston Medical Library)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 painting
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Acc. 1614.
Exhibit: A Family Practice
John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
portraits
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bust of Dr. John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hughes, Robert Ball, 1806-1868 (artist)
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
Busts (figures)
Portraits
Description
An account of the resource
<p>One of the most renowned American surgeons of the 19th century, Dr. John Collins Warren (born on August 1, 1778) graduated from Harvard College in 1797, then began the study of medicine with his father, Dr. John Warren. In 1799, he went abroad, continuing his medical studies in London and Paris, working with such luminaries as the pioneer anatomist Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841). He received an honorary medical degree from Harvard in 1819.</p><p>On his return to America in 1802, Dr. John Collins Warren entered into partnership with his father and also began to assist him with anatomical lectures, dissections, and demonstrations at Harvard Medical School. He was named Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in 1809, then, at his father's death, assumed the Hersey Professorship of Anatomy and Surgery. He held that post until he was granted professor <i>emeritus</i> status in 1847. Dr. Warren was also the first dean of the Medical School and promoted its removal from Cambridge to Boston to obtain better access to clinical facilities. Over the course of his long career, he assembled an extraordinary teaching collection of anatomical and pathological specimens. He presented it to the Harvard Corporation in 1847 along with $5000. This was the beginning of the Warren Anatomical Museum.</p>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Bust of Dr. John Collins warren (1778-1856) carved by Robert Ball Hughes
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hughes, Robert Ball, 1806-1868
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1856
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The Boston Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Access Rights
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Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Uncataloged
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 bust
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Dr. Benjamin Cushing to the Boston Medical Library, 1886
Exhibit: A Family Practice
John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Scalpel and Probe
Description
An account of the resource
This Laundy scalpel and probe were the surgical instruments used by Dr. John Collins Warren at the first public operation under ether at the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. Dr. Warren presented the instruments along with his card to photographer Josiah J. Hawes, in gratitude for recording some of the earliest anesthesia operations. According to an anecdote by Albert N. Blodgett at Ether Day on October 16, 1906, "At the time of the first operation Mr. Hawes was invited to be present for the purpose of photographing the scene of the operation. He was, however, unfortunately, not accustomed to the sight of blood, became nauseated and was obliged to leave the amphitheater with the picture still untaken. At the conclusion of the operation, which had been entirely successful and had demonstrated the efficiency of ether, Dr. Warren sought out Mr. Hawes and presented him with the scalpel and probe used at the operation, together with his card."
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The Laundy scalpel and probe used by Dr. John Collins Warren at the first public operation employing ether anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hawes, Josiah Johnson, 1808-1901
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1846
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Artifact Collection [uncataloged]
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 image
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Color Photograph
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
E2003.1.17
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
On loan from E. R. Squibb & Sons to the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: A Family Practice
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
John Collins Warren (1778-1856)
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Henry VIII in 1540 handing to Thomas Vicary the Act of Union between the Barbers and Surgeons of London
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Engraving, taken from an original painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, court painter to King Henry VIII. Depicts the formation of the Company of Barber-Surgeons by an Act of Parliament in 1540.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1736, circa
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Print Collection [uncataloged]
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 image
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Engraving
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
E2003.1.3
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Dr. Moses Lurie to the Boston Medical Library, 1961
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
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Title
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Silver Rattle given to John Warren
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Designed to resemble a ceremonial gavel, this silver baby's rattle was given to John Warren at his birth in 1874. Dr. Benjamin Eddy Cotting, a family friend, commissioned it from Crosby, Morse and Foss of Boston. Dr. Cotting was, at the time, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. The engraving reads "B.E.C. to J.W., the present to the future president, Mass. Med. Soc., Sixth Sept. A.D. 1874."
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1874
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 object
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Silver
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
E2003.1.65
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Dr. Richard Warren to the Boston Medical Library, 1979
Exhibit: A Family Practice
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
John Warren (1874-1928)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Death Mask of Dr. Horace Wells
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
This bronze mask was made, probably in 1875, from a plaster original taken at Dr. Wells’ death. It was used by sculptor Truman Howe Bartlett as the basis for his statue of Horace Wells which stands in Hartford today.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1875, circa
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 object
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Bronze
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
E2003.1.20
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of Truman Howe Bartlett to the Boston Medical Library, 1877
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
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Cast of the Hand of Harvey Cushing
Abstract
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A cast of the hand of Harvey Cushing.
Creator
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Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1922, circa
Extent
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1 hand cast
Identifier
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E2003.1.64
Provenance
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Gift of Dr. Cushing to the Boston Medical Library, circa 1922
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Holmes stereoscope, with the inventions and improvements
added by Joseph L. Bates
Subject
The topic of the resource
Advertisements
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Bates, Joseph L.
Description
An account of the resource
Advertisement for the stereoscope designed by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and Joseph L. Bates
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Advertisement for "The Holmes stereoscope, with the inventions and improvements added by Joseph L. Bates"
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1869, circa
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection
Format
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image
Extent
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1 advertisement
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
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DigID0002136
Provenance
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Reproduced from an original in the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
stereography
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Photographic studies for a bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject
The topic of the resource
Photographs
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Bartlett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923 (artist)
Description
An account of the resource
Sculptor Truman Howe Bartlett made these photographs and measurements of Holmes at the age of 75 with the intention of making a bust, but the project was abandoned as <em>“the necessary sittings were irksome to the subject.”</em> After Holmes’ death, the City of Boston commissioned a bust to be made, and Bartlett secured the work for one of his former students, Richard Edwin Brooks (1865-1919), and passed over to him the glass negatives of the photographs. The original bronze bust was sculpted in Paris by Brooks in 1896 and presented to the Boston Public Library; a copy was made for the Boston Medical Library and placed in Holmes Hall.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Four photographs of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) used as a model for the bronze bust sculpture
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Bartlett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1875, circa
Rights
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Boston Medical Library Art Collection
Format
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image
Extent
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4 photographs
Medium
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black and white photograph
Type
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still image
Identifier
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DigID0002135
Provenance
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Reproduced from originals in the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Stereographic view of Old Elm, Boston Common
Subject
The topic of the resource
Stereoscopic photographs
Elm
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Description
An account of the resource
Around 1861, Holmes devised what would later be known as the “American” type of stereoscope—an inexpensive handheld device with slots to hold the stereographs at different distances and a hooded eyepiece overall, distinct from the box-shaped stereoscopes then in common use. Joseph L. Bates of Boston crafted the initial model for Holmes and then made his own improvements on the design and patented it in 1867. Holmes had no interest in patenting or marketing the stereoscope but said of Bates, <em>“I was very glad to have somebody get profit and pleasure from my contrivance, and made him quite welcome to whatever there was to be gained by its manufacture…. From his establishment have come certain improvements of much value, particularly the sliding arrangement for adjusting the focus, in place of the original slots, or narrow grooves, and the method of holding the pictures.”</em>
<p>The Wheeler and Bazin-type folding stereoscope, with its own sliding focus, was patented in 1863. The stereographic view displayed here belonged to Holmes who mentions it in a letter to Mrs. Asa Gray, in 1871: <em>“I have stereographs of the Boston Elm, before its present condition of decadence, and one of the Washington Elm, the last a fair specimen of the tree….”</em></p>
Abstract
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Stereographic photographs of the Old Elm in Boston Common, owned by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Creator
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Unknown
Publisher
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C. H. Wheeler and Co
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1871, circa
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
2 photographs
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
black and white photographs
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002130
Provenance
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From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
stereography
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject
The topic of the resource
Busts (figures)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Brooks, Richard Edwin (1865-1919)
Description
An account of the resource
The BPL original was “ordered by the Mayor of Boston, on authority of the City Council, and was paid for by the city,” according to Annual Report of the Trustees and received at that time (January, 1896).
<p>The Boston Medical Library copy was certainly in the library by 1900; incised “Richard E. Brooks, Paris, 1896” on side, and was possibly a gift of James Read Chadwick.</p>
<p>A photographic series of studies was made of Holmes “aet. 75,” or circa 1884. According to the BMSJ (1894), v. 131, p. 376, <em>“The portrait of Dr. Holmes which we publish this week is at once an excellent likeness and a very pleasing picture of him in his later years—for us by far the most so of any which we know. The photograph was taken by the Boston sculptor, Bartlett, with a view to making a bust. The design was given up, as the necessary sittings were irksome to the subject, and we are indebted to Mr. Bartlett and Dr. J. R. Chadwick for the right to the picture. It was not easy for the painter’s brush or the sculptor’s chisel to do justice to Dr. Holmes’s mobile features.”</em></p>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Bronze bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Creator
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Brooks, Richard Edwin (1865-1919)
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1896
Rights
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Boston Medical LIbrary Artifact Collection
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 bust
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
bronze
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002151
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cast of the fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bronze (metal)
Casts (sculpture)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Bartlett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923 (artist)
Description
An account of the resource
Made at the request of librarian James Read Chadwick, the bronzed fist of Holmes was displayed in the original Holmes Hall of the Boston Medical Library’s building following the memorial meeting on October 30, 1894. The sculptor, Truman Howe Bartlett, claimed that when asked if he would hold a pen while the mould was being made, Holmes refused and, doubling up his fist like a prizefighter's, said,<em>"Take it that way; that does not show the old man’s wrinkles, does it?" </em>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) cast in bronze
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Bartlett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1886 January 29
Rights
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection
Format
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image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 cast
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
bronze
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002126
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
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Title
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Watercolor sketch of old Holmes house
Subject
The topic of the resource
Watercolors (paintings)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Description
An account of the resource
Holmes was born and grew up in the “gambrel-roofed house,” facing Cambridge Common, where the Littauer building now stands. In 1870, he and his brother sold the house to Harvard University and in—to use Holmes’ words—<em>“a case of justifiable domicide,”</em> it was demolished in 1883.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Watercolor of the Holmes House in Cambridge
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1890, circa
Rights
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Boston Medical Library Art Collection
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 painting
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
watercolor
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002125
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Harvard University
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Chambered nautilus shell
Subject
The topic of the resource
Nautilus shell
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Description
An account of the resource
The nautilus shell, formerly on display in the Boston Medical Library’s building at 8 The Fenway, was probably originally in Holmes’ study. A second nautilus shell is housed with other Holmes items at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Nautilus shell from Oliver Wendell Holmes's (1809-1894) study
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Undated
Rights
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 shell
Medium
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
nautilus shell
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
physical object
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002124
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject
The topic of the resource
Portraits
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Billings, E. T. (artist)
Description
An account of the resource
Holmes said of this portrait, which was acquired by the Boston Medical Library at the time of his book collection and displayed in the original Holmes Hall, <em>“It is there; the age is there; the wrinkles are there. It is a likeness. It is the portrait of an old man, dew-lap and all.”</em> He later wrote, <em>“I consider Mr. Billings’ portrait of myself an excellent likeness and so far as I can judge a good painting. I have had many pictures and photographs taken, but it seems to me that no one of them has been so satisfactory as this.”</em>
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) by E. T. Billings, which was displayed in the original Holmes Hall
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Billings, E. T. (Edwin Tryon), 1824-1893.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1889
Rights
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Is Part Of
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Boston Medical Library Art Collection
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
1 portrait
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
still image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DigID0002123
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Gift of the Friends of Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Boston Medical Library, 1889
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
portraits
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Title
A name given to the resource
Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Paper knife
Subject
The topic of the resource
Letter openers
Ivory (tooth component)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914
Description
An account of the resource
Philadelphia's analogue to Holmes was neurologist and novelist S. Weir Mitchell (1829-1914). The two were well-acquainted and corresponded from the 1850s until Holmes' death. Weir Mitchell sent this ivory paper knife to Holmes in 1882 and composed the riddling poem inscribed on it. In a letter to Mitchell, Holmes said the knife was <em>"too gorgeous—too grand—for such a humble literary work-bench…. The riddle on it is one of the best in the English language. I doubt if there are ten, or even five—I am not sure there are three which can compare with it in finish and in the perfection of its graceful double-meanings…. If you meant it for me, I can only say I thank you most heartily for a gift of which any author might be proud, engraved with lines which he will never look upon without wishing he had written them."</em>
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Ivory paper knife sent to Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) by S, Weir Mitchell (1829-1914)
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Unknown
Date Created
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1882
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection
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image
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1 knife
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Ivory paper knife
Type
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physical object
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DigID0002150
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From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Exhibit: The Scalpel and the Pen
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Poetry
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
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Silhouette of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim
Subject
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Phrenology
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832
Portraits
Silhouettes
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Like the Alvan Fisher oil portrait, this silhouette of J. G. Spurzheim appears to have been produced during his final years on his tour through the United States. The object in his hand is, of course, a skull.
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Silhouette of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim holding a skull
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Unknown
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1832, circa
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Boston Medical Library Artifact Collection, uncatalogued, Acc. 2818
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image
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1 portrait
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still image
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BML Acc. 2818
E2003.1.37
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Gift of Dr. Norton Folsom to the Boston Medical Library, 1902
Beyond the Bone Box
Exhibit: Gilt by Association
Exhibit: Talking Heads
Johann Gaspar Spurzheim
phrenology
portraits
Silhouettes
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Width
700
Height
575
Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
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Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection
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7" x 6"
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"It's too late, Dr., ye are."
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
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The obstetrical scene depict is dated November 30, 1864. Dr. S. W. Abbott, a former surgeon with the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, stated in 1893 that Sargent drew this while in camp in front of Petersburg. Nine days afterward he was killed by a Confederate shell while in command of his regiment in an action near Bellfield, Va.
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A drawing by Lucius Manlius Sargent.
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Sargent, Lucius Manlius
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1864 November 30
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image
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1 drawing
Type
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still image
Identifier
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DigID0001535
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Gift of S.W. Abbott, M.D., to the Boston Medical Library, 1893.
Exhibit: Battle-scarred
United States Civil War (1861-1865)