Surgical kit owned and used by Damascus (Syria) - based physician Habib Cachecho (1868-1938), late 19th century.
Dublin Core
Title
Surgical kit owned and used by Damascus (Syria) - based physician Habib Cachecho (1868-1938), late 19th century.
Alternative Title
Stafford House Committee surgical kit used in the Ottomon military.
Subject
Ottoman and post-Ottoman world
Surgery
Damascus (Syria)
Description
Surgical kit with a purple velvet interior and a wooden case. Forty one instruments are included in kit.
Abstract
Surgical kit with a purple velvet interior and a wooden case. Kit belonged to Damascus (Syria) - based physician Habib Cachecho (1868-1938). It was supplied by the Stafford House Committee, and used by Cachecho during his service in the Ottoman military. Cachecho received his medical degree from St. Joseph’s University of Medicine in Beirut in 1891, and practiced in Damascus after his military service.
Creator
Stafford House Committee for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Turkish Soldiers
Source
Riad Cachecho
Date Created
Late 19th century
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum
Format
object
Extent
1 object
Medium
Scientific instrument
Type
physical object
Identifier
WAM 22095
Provenance
Kit belonged to Damascus (Syria) - based physician Habib Cachecho (1868-1938). It was supplied to Dr. Cachecho by the Stafford House Committee, and used by him during his service in the Ottoman military. Dr. Cachecho held onto the kit throughout his life in Damascus and later gave it to his grandson, Riad Cachecho, M.D. Dr. Riad Cachecho donated the kit to the Warren Anatomical Museum in 2019.
Files
Collection
Citation
Stafford House Committee for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Turkish Soldiers , “Surgical kit owned and used by Damascus (Syria) - based physician Habib Cachecho (1868-1938), late 19th century.,” OnView, accessed July 1, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/25350.