Surgical Set
date: label: date made
content: 1833-1842
name: label: maker
content: Joseph Charriere
notes: label: Description
content: The “CHARRIÈRE / 9 Rue de l’École de Medecin / PARIS” and “Fabt. d’Instruments de Chirugie / de la Faculté des Hopitaux” label on the inside lid of this wooden box is that of Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière (1803–1876), a surgical instrument maker in Paris. The “William T. Wilson / Baltimore, Md.” inscription on the top of the case refers to a graduate of the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty who worked for the Baltimore General Dispensary for a few years. Several of the instruments have ebony handles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: Subject
content: Surgery
label: Subject
content: Women's Health
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.289
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.289
objectType: label: Object Name
content: surgical set
label: Other Terms
content: Surgical Set; General Surgery; Major Surgery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: chamois (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (instruments material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (handles material)
label: Measurements
content: overall:;
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 17 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 44.45 cm x 21.59 cm