University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Patient Care Artifacts
Accession Number
1942.7.2
Description
Carriage whip in two pieces (broken), with majority of length natural wood; black string tied to cover bottom seciton; leather handle; one of the whip "tails" remaining. Deaccessioned.
Carriage whip in two pieces (broken), with majority of length natural wood; black string tied to cover bottom seciton; leather handle; one of the whip "tails" remaining. Deaccessioned.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. R.T. Noble; owned and used by Dr. Jas. Thorburn (1830-1905)
Broken into two pieces; tail broken off; leather worn; string beginning to fray
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. Jas. Thorburn practised in Toronto from 1855; introduced course in pharmacology and therapeutics to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto in 1887.