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Traveling Medicine Case
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Traveling Medicine Case

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Dr. Cyrus Pendleton American, 1830 - 1919
Mediumleather; glass; cork
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) height x width x depth of case): 3 × 5 5/8 × 1in. (7.6 × 14.3 × 2.5cm)
Primary Dimensions ((b-k) height x diameter of vials): 2 7/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionLeather traveling medicine case originally owned by Dr. Cyrus Pendleton of Hebron, Conn. Case has a leather strap closure that wraps from the front of the case to the back. Leather is worn. Inside are twenty spaces for medicine vials. The case currently holds ten glass vials, which all have contents (powder or solid substance). Vials are not marked. Vials have cork stoppers.
Object number2016.100.79a-k
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