
Carton of silkworm gut ligature
- Made:
- 1900-1950

Carton of 100 strands of pink silkworm gut ligature, supplied by R. Whitelaw (Abdn.) Ltd., Scotland, probably early 20th century
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A616706
- Materials:
- carton, paper and ligature, silkworm gut
- Measurements:
-
overall (closed): 28 mm 79.4 mm, .02 kg
overall (lid): 11.2 mm 79.4 mm,
overall (ligature): 14.4 mm 80.6 mm,
- type:
- sutures, surgery (general) sutures, silkworm guts and surgery (general)
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust