Results in the Chemical Examination in the Sherman Poisoning Case
notes: label: Description
content: Lydia Sherman (1824–1878), née Danbury, also known as The Derby Poisoner, poisoned eight children in her care (six of whom were her own) and her three husbands, and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1872. This item came from George F. Barker, author of "The Chemical Testimony in the Sherman Poisoning Case" (American Chemist 2 (June, 1872): 441.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.052207.01
label: accession number
content: 52207
label: catalog number
content: 52207.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: display, poisoning, evidence
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 31 3/4 in x 25 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 80.645 cm x 65.7225 cm