Jar. Blue and white jar with a waisted shape; jar bows out only slightly at base and more severely at top; flared lid frames large opening in top; grey and blue crackle glaze with a transparent blue decoration of an Italianate village. Though the decoration on this jar suggests a Mediterranean origin, the flattening of space is more characterist...
Created:
1900 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Bougie. Nickel-plated instrument with long, thin rod, with teardrop-shaped handle and round "olive" at the end. Includes manufacturer markings: "DR. SKINNER."
Created:
1880 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
Creator:
Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Decapitating hook. Long, stim steel instrument with sharply angled hook at one end and flared, rounded tip; instrument widens slightly toward handle; handle is ebony and positioned perpendicular to instrument with a crosshatched textur...
Creator:
Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.