Pocket surgical instrument set in tooled leather case

Made:
1671-1715 in France
maker:
Unknown
Pocket surgical instrument set in tooled leather case

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Pocket surgical instrument set in tooled leather case, Hamonic collection, French, 1671-1715

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121679
Materials:
case, leather
Measurements:
case: length 93 mm
case: width 48 mm
case: thickness 28 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Hamonic Collection

Parts

Silver needle case

Silver needle case

Silver needle case, shaped at base for thread, containing 3 steel needles, lid crusted

Measurements:
length 84 mm
max.: diameter 10 mm
max. needles: length 45 mm
Materials:
silver and needles, steel
Object Number:
A121679 Pt3
type:
needle cases
Combined fenestrated scoop and probe

Combined fenestrated scoop and probe

Combined fenestrated scoop and probe, silver

Measurements:
length 79 mm
scoop: width 5 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A121679 Pt4
type:
scoops
Combined scoop and probe

Combined scoop and probe

Combined scoop and probe, silver

Measurements:
length 84 mm
scoop: width 6 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A121679 Pt5
type:
scoops