Syringe
- Object Name:
- Syringe
- Object ID:
- 2014.050.05
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Syringe. Used by Dr. Joseph Morrill Harper (1787-1865) of Canterbury, NH, a surgeon in the War of 1812. Large pewter syringe. Metal cylinder with screw-on cap. Four holes in bottom. Plunger on rod runs through hole in cap. Finger ring on end of rod.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- L-5.3 Dia-1 inches
- Provenance:
- Descended from Dr. Joseph Morrill Harper (1787-1865) to the donor's husband, Philip S. Harper Jr. (1923-2008).
Joseph Morrill Harper was born in Limerick, Maine, and went to school in Fryeburg. He started practicing medicine in Sanbornton, NH in 1810 and moved to Canterbury in 1811. He was a surgeon in the War of 1812. He served in the NH legislature, as ex officio Governor in 1831, and in the U.S. Congress, 1831-35. He died in Canterbury. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Harriet P. Harper
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment and supplies, War of 1812, Doctors, Physicians
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