Medical Case

Name/Title

Medical Case

Entry/Object ID

1926.1.2a-t

Description

Black leather tool case. The case rolls up to close and secures with a metal latch. The latched is etched with the name, "Dr. Vincent". The interior is lined with red velvet, and there is a pocket beneath the lining at one end that reveals striped silk lining. There is a black leather strip with leather loops along it, each of which holds a surgical instrument. The instruments include knives, scissors, tweezers, hooks, scoops, probes, needles, and thread (21 total).

Context

Used by Dr. Walter Scott Vincent of Burlington, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1926.1

Source or Donor

Vincent, Mary Ward (1860-1926)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Medicine

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3 in

Depth

2 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vincent, Walter Scott (1838-1921)

Person or Organization

9th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War