Pocket dressing case, 1815-1876

Dublin Core

Title

Pocket dressing case, 1815-1876

Subject

Jeffries, John, 1796-1876
J&S Maw
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Surgical Instruments

Abstract

Inscription: "Pocket Case / used by / Dr John Jeffries / 1815-1876" written on card found inside case

Creator

J&S Maw

Date Created

1815-1876

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: 22257

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

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/22257_ref.jpg

Citation

J&S Maw, “Pocket dressing case, 1815-1876,” OnView, accessed April 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26353.