Surgical Set
date: label: date made
content: 17th - 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This small rectangular shagreen (fish skin) case has brass hinges and a lock. The interior is lined with embossed leather. The case contains a crude metal director, a scoop, and a cylindrical bone case with a cap. A side compartment at bottom of case, contains (1) steel forceps with open finger rings, and engraved motifs. The forceps are marked "R L".
label: Description
content: A similar fish skin case resides in the collection of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and is illustrated on page 62, in Antique Medical Instruments by Elizabeth Bennion. It also contains a silver scoop and curette which are similar to 302606.063.
label: Description
content: An original catalogue card accompanying the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland accession reveals this set of instruments belonged to a Dr. Gilpin (1758-1825) of Wilmington, Delaware. It was given to the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland by Gilpin's great, great granddaughter Mrs. Nathan Winslow February 1950.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Surgical instruments
label: Subject
content: Surgery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of 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.302606.063
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.063
label: catalog number
content: M-14192
label: collector/donor number
content: 50.2.1.A-E
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Surgical Set
label: Object Name
content: surgical set
label: Object Name
content: pocket case
label: Other Terms
content: Surgical Set; Surgical Set; Minor Surgery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fish skin (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (instruments material)
label: Physical Description
content: bone (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 5.5 cm x 17.7 cm x 5.5 cm; 2 3/16 in x 6 15/16 in x 2 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 7 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 17.78 cm x 5.715 cm