Bloodletting Knife
1936.02.0001A
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Bloodletting Knife (1936.02.0001A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | "Fischer Peter" inscribed on one side. |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | 18th century? |
Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 9.3 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.1 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.0 cm |
Weight | 96 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Metal |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast, Forging |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N 2.75) -ns Dark Grayish Yellow ( 2.5 Y 6/4) -ns Dark Grayish Yellow (5Y 6/4) -Main body Light Gray (5Y 7.5/.5) -Metal blade Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) -Handle |
Research Remarks
Published Description | "KNIVES FOR BLOODLETTING. In the eighteenth century doctors continued to use these diabolical instruments to treat almost every illness, with disastrous results. The knives are shown in their actual size." -John Buckler and John McKay, A History of Western Society, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979), 633. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Buckler, John, and John McKay. A History of Western Society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. McKay, HIll, & Buckler, History of Western Society, p. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |