Box Tray
Manufacturer / Maker
Dietrich W. Kolbe
1824/5 - 1878
Used byUsed by
M. L. Amick
1843 - 1904
Date1863-65
Mediummahagony
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 numberPC2002.26.39
DescriptionThe 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 viewCollections
- The Odditorium: October 2025 Third Thursday Popup Exhibition
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