Forceps

Object Name:: Forceps
Object ID:: 1992.042.02
Date:: 1800-1850
Description:: Forceps, steel, from the Josiah Bartlett House, Kingston, NH. Unmarked. Used for sterilizing medical instruments.
Material:: Metal
Steel
Dimensions:: H-1 W-2.25 L-8 inches
Provenance:: Purchased by the donors at the Josiah Bartlett auction in Kingston, NH, June 24, 1989.
Credit Line:: Gift of Henry B. Shepard, Jr.
People:: Bartlett, Josiah (1728-1795), Bartlett, Josiah (1768-1838), Bartlett, Josiah (1803-1853), Bartlett, Levi (1763-1828)
Subjects:: Forceps, Medical