Surgeon's Kit Tray in Lid

Manufacturer / Maker Dietrich W. Kolbe (1824/5 - 1878)

Used byUsed by M. L. Amick (1843 - 1904)

Date1863-65

Mediumvelvet, mahagony

Dimensions15 5/8 × 5 5/8 × 3/4 in. (39.7 × 14.3 × 1.9 cm)

ClassificationsVessels & Containers

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the descendants of John (Jackie) Taylor: Gwyn Fair Ellis, Willett Taylor Fair, James Taylor Rock, and Kenneth Willett Rock

Object numberPC2002.26.3

DescriptionThe velvet insert for a wooden lid of a surgeon's kit. During the Civil War, field surgeons carried these kits to hold their instruments in an organized container.

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