Silver Rattle given to John Warren

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Title

Silver Rattle given to John Warren

Abstract

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

Unknown

Date Created

1874

Extent

1 object

Medium

Silver

Identifier

E2003.1.65

Provenance

Gift of Dr. Richard Warren to the Boston Medical Library, 1979

Files

Gavel.jpg
http://stage.collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/E2003165.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Silver Rattle given to John Warren,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6410.