Cream shaped flat cardboard card with cream super fine surgical silk thread wrapped around centre; shaped with rounded top and bottom sections and square central section; printing and hand-writing on one side of card; thread crossed in X-pattern on side without printing; not used.
Cream shaped flat cardboard card with cream super fine surgical silk thread wrapped around centre; shaped with rounded top and bottom sections and square central section; printing and hand-writing on one side of card; thread crossed in X-pattern on side without printing; not used.
Provenance
Owned by Dr. John Youell, who passed it on to his nephew, the donor's father, Dr. Donald Hutchins, who practiced in Aurora from 1947-1984.
Dates
1880
1910
circa 1880-1910
Material
paper: cream
fabric: silk
ink: purple, grey
Inscriptions
Stamped on one side: "Surgeon's Silk"; handwritten on same side of card: "Surgeons Silk // Small 6 yds".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0009
0009-3-5
Temporary Location
On exhibit “The Century: Medical Innovations of the 1800s” at Museum of Health Care, 25 June 2017.