Surgical Set
date: label: date made
content: about 1860
name: label: maker
content: Hernstein, Hermann
notes: label: Description
content: This surgical set belonged to Dr. Lawrence Baker, and was presented to the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland by Dr. Thomas S. Cullen. The case is wood with brass hinges and clasp, and velvet lining. Most of the instruments are stamped “H. Hernstein.” Five of the ivory handled instruments are stamped “Hernstein & Son.” One piece is marked “Evans / Old Change / London.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: 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.302606.047
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.047
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Case
label: Object Name
content: surgical set
label: Other Terms
content: Case; Surgical Set
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, mahogany(?) (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tortoiseshell (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 7 cm x 35.5 cm x 17.2 cm; 2 3/4 in x 14 in x 6 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 14 in x 7 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 35.56 cm x 18.0975 cm