Trocar, 19th century
Dublin Core
Title
Trocar, 19th century
Subject
Jeffries, John, 1745-1819 or Jeffries, John, 1796-1876
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Surgical Instruments
Abstract
Inscription: "Trocar in Case Belonging / to John Jeffries. / GIVEN BY / Dr. B. Joy Jeffries." printed on exhibit label that object is stuck through. "362" written in pencil on back of exhibit label.
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
19th century
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
B. Joy Jeffries Collection. c21127
References
An online guide to the collection is available.
Format
object
Extent
1 Objects
Medium
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Type
physical object
Identifier
WAM Catalog Number: 22253
Provenance
B. Joy Jeffries donated these objects in 1906 for an American Medical Association exhibit curated by Dr. Townsend W. Thorndike. Jeffries made the donation for the exhibit with the intention that these objects would help found a permanent collection of historical medical instruments. Many of the instruments belonged to his father, John Jeffries, grandfather, John Jeffries, and Dr. John Howard Dix.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Trocar, 19th century,” OnView, accessed September 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/26349.