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Medical Saddlebag
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
American, 1830 - 1919
Mediumleather; metal; glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 7 1/2in. (16.5 × 19.1cm)
Other ((b) height x diameter of base): 4 1/8 × 3/8in. (10.5 × 1cm)
Other ((c) height x diameter of base): 4 3/4 × 7/8in. (12.1 × 2.2cm)
Other ((d) height x diameter of base): 4 1/4 × 7/8in. (10.8 × 2.2cm)
Other ((e) height x diameter of base): 5 × 7/8in. (12.7 × 2.2cm)
Other ((f) height x diameter of base): 2 3/4 × 1 1/2in. (7 × 3.8cm)
Other ((a) length of strap): 18in. (45.7cm)
Other ((b) height x diameter of base): 4 1/8 × 3/8in. (10.5 × 1cm)
Other ((c) height x diameter of base): 4 3/4 × 7/8in. (12.1 × 2.2cm)
Other ((d) height x diameter of base): 4 1/4 × 7/8in. (10.8 × 2.2cm)
Other ((e) height x diameter of base): 5 × 7/8in. (12.7 × 2.2cm)
Other ((f) height x diameter of base): 2 3/4 × 1 1/2in. (7 × 3.8cm)
Other ((a) length of strap): 18in. (45.7cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionLeather, medical saddlebag originally owned by Dr. Cyrus H. Pendleton of Hebron, Conn. Inside the bag is an open storage area with five leather compartments for bottles along the back side. All five glass medicine bottles still remain in the bag, four are tall and empty, and one is short and has a white powder. The bag is a round, oval-shape.
(a) saddlebag
(b-f) glass medicine bottles
(a) saddlebag
(b-f) glass medicine bottles
Object number2016.100.86a-f
Markings(c) Embossed on glass bottle: "Elixir of Opium"(d) Embossed on glass bottle: "Elixir of Opium"
(f) Reddish-brown label is torn and faded, so text is illegible
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Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton