Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bag, Medicine |
Object ID |
2006.0086 |
Description |
Big black leather doctor's case from about 1890 with a brass lock. The top folds open and has compartments for loose instruments. The black bag, long a trademark of physicians, was something many of the early female doctors wanted as an outward sign of having achieved their goal to become a physician. |
Collection |
William P. Didusch Museum Collection |
Date |
1890-1900 |
Artist/Designer |
Unknown |
Source |
purchased in 2006 William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History |