Accession No

2476

Brief Description

case of surgical instruments, by L. Mathieu, French, 1850 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Mathieu, L.

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

hide (leather); metal (silver, steel); cloth (satin, velvet); tortoiseshell; paper

Dimensions

folded length 170mm; breadth 70mm; thickness 34mm; extended length 300mm; breadth 312mm; thickness

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Instts de Chirurgie
L. MATHIEU
28 R. de l’Anclle Comédie PARIS’ (on case)
‘MATHIEU’ (on forceps, scissors, bistouries, spatula, scalpel)
‘MATHIEU A PARIS’ (razor)

Description Notes

Case of instruments for surgery.

Paper case covered with green embossed leather. Folds 3 times with silver clip fastening. Green velvet lining and fittings for instruments and green satin pocket. Containing: 3 Bistouries all folding into tortoiseshell handles; all straight; 1 blunted; clip holds blade in position; steel blades. 2 blunt needles. 1 pair steel dressing forceps. 1 spatula. 2 directors with guards; 1 silver. 1 plain director; silver. 1 razor (corn knife (?)) folds into tortoiseshell handle. 1 probe with forked end and ‘T’ handle; silver. 1 male catheter with canula for epistaxis; silver. 1 pair steel scissors, curved and round ended.

Complete.

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