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
Dimensions4 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (11.1 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
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 numberPC2002.26.15
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.On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1940