Medicine Case

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Medicine Case

Entry/Object ID

1966.44.2a-l

Description

Black, bi-fold leather medicine case lined with purple velvet. The interior is shaped to hold glass vials. The vials still present contain the remnants of various powdered 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

4-3/4 in

Material

Leather, Glass, Silk, Metal

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