Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medicine
Object Number:
2002.1.2514
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3/8 x 1 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
This tiny round tin is blue and ivory and reads "For Painful Wounds, Burns, Ulcers & Fissures/ Medicone Dressing/ The Cream Anesthetic", with a list of ingredients and the maker "Medicone Co. New York, N.Y." The back reads "Professional Packet" and has instructions for use and prices of full size tubes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
