Curette is a small bowl-shaped scoop on end of hollow tube which opens into the bowl and at the end of the handle; handle is a rounded rectangle with corrugations running lengthwise, three to a side; tube continues through and past the handle to end in an elongated bulb open at the end; just above …
Curette is a small bowl-shaped scoop on end of hollow tube which opens into the bowl and at the end of the handle; handle is a rounded rectangle with corrugations running lengthwise, three to a side; tube continues through and past the handle to end in an elongated bulb open at the end; just above the handle are three circular depressions; metal throughout.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Dr. James Howard Walmsey, graduated Queen's Meds in 1915.
Dates
1915
1925
circa 1915-1925
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Aesculapian mark, stylized: a snake in "S" form around a rod with a five-pointed crown on top
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D1-2
Dimension Notes
Length: 29.5 cm. x Width: 1.8 cm. x Depth: 1.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
A few signs of wear on handle; tarnishing evident around openings of the tube
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Kathleen Girard (granddaughter); SKLAR Catalogue, p. 319
Research Facts
Dr. Walmsey (1890-1969) graduated Queen's Arts 1912, Queen's Meds 1915; practiced in Prince EdwardCounty from 1920-1969