Carton of silver nitrate solution used by midwife Amanda Carey Carter
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1989
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A cardboard carton with cardboard dividers containing approximately 35 wax ampules of 1% silver nitrate solution. The carton is coated in brown paper tape, and is stamped in several areas with the message "SOLUTION OF / SILVER NITRATE 1%". The ampules appear dark in spots, and several have fallen out of their places and stuck to one another. One of the interlocking dividers is out of place. There are dark stains in one corner of the carton, and there is evidence of mold along one of the walls. The walls of the carton are lightly crushed.
place: label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.75.1
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cardboard, pressure-sensitive tape, silver nitrate, wax
label: Dimensions
content: 1 1/4 x 5 x 4 in. (3.2 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)