Medicine Case

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Medicine Case

Entry/Object ID

1966.44.1

Description

Black leather doctor's bag with short handles and brass clasp. The bag contains paper envelopes, glass vials, glass bottles, and a metal tube filled with various drugs.

Context

Used by Doctor John Whitmore in Hebron, New Hampshire.

Acquisition

Accession

1966.44

Source or Donor

Harriman, Marian Fifield Bailey (1892-1971)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1855

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

10-1/2 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Material

Leather, Glass, Paper, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Whitmore, John (1819-1885)

Related Places

Place

City

Hebron

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America