knife, set; lancet set
notes: label: Description
content: Two small ivory handled knives, or lancets, in a hinged red leather case. The case has two hook and eye closures. The interior of lid is lined with white silk. The bottom of the case is lined with green velvet and divided into two compartments for each instrument. The blade of the larger knife is shaped like a lancet, and is marked but is not entirely clear. The blade of the second instrument is thin and comes to a sharp point similar to a thumb lancet.
label: Description
content: The original catalogue card from the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland (Med Chi), states the two knives belonged to Dr. Edward Johnson (1767-1829), the first President of the Medical Society of Baltimore founded in 1789. Dr. Edward Johnson was the father of Edward Johnson the third mayor of the City of Baltimore, and apparently there is confusion regarding the two of them historically.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.302606.125
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.125
objectType: label: Object Name
content: knife, set
label: Object Name
content: lancet set
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper, cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 4 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 11.1125 cm x 2.8575 cm