Medicine Case

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Medicine Case

Entry/Object ID

1950.8.3a-m

Description

Small leather case filled with parchment envelopes. The case opens flat, closing with four flaps like an enveloped. It is labeled in gold, "Wm. A. Grover, M. D." The envelopes are labeled in gothic script with abbreviated Latin names for medicines contained within.

Context

Owned by Dr. William A. Grover. Grover studied at Vermont Medical College in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1842, then travelled to California to practice in 1849. Not a strong VT connection.

Acquisition

Accession

1950.8

Source or Donor

Burpee, Helen Grover

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Case, Parchment

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (closed)

Height

4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grover, William Augustus

Person or Organization

Vermont Medical College

Related Places

Place

Town

Woodstock

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent