Plastic surgery kit, 19th century
Dublin Core
Title
Plastic surgery kit, 19th century
Subject
Charrière, Joseph Frédéric Benoît, 1803-1876
Wood
Steel
Ivory
Surgical instruments
Wounds and injuries
Surgery, plastic
Abstract
Rectangular, leather-covered wooden plastic surgery kit originally belonging to Henry J. Bigelow. Kit has two latches on front that allow top half of kit to open. Left side of kit has additional pull-back closure on rectangular door. Underneath covering are four steel tools housed in red velvet: two curved scissors, one scissor-handled hook tool, and one pair of tweezers. There is one tool missing. Right side of kit contains eight ivory-handled curved blades and six steel hooks, all housed in red velvet.
Creator
Charrière, Joseph Frédéric Benoît, 1803-1876
Date Created
21407
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum: 21407
Format
object
Extent
1 plastic surgery kit
Medium
Medical Equipment
Type
physical object
Identifier
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog NumberL 21407
Provenance
The tools in this plastic surgery kit were created in the 19th century by the firm of Joseph Frederic Benoit Charriere in Paris, France. This kit was likely owned by Henry J. Bigelow of Boston, Massachusetts. It was found in the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Plastic surgery kit
Physical Dimensions
11.5 W x 23 D x 4 H cm
Files
Collection
Citation
Charrière, Joseph Frédéric Benoît, 1803-1876 , “Plastic surgery kit, 19th century,” OnView, accessed September 17, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/17337.