Speculum
Speculum
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- Description
- This type of vaginal speculum has been known since the middle of the nineteenth century and associated with “Ferguson.” Some attribute it to Sir William Fergusson (1808-77), a prominent surgeon in London. Others to a London instrument dealer. This example is made of glass, the outer wall of which is covered with a layer of tin foil which, in turn, is covered with black varnish.
- Ref: George Tiemann & Co., Armamentarium Chirurgicum (New York, 1879), p. 52.
- Alban Doran, “Fergus(s)on’s Speculum,” The British Medical Journal (March 11, 1916): 397.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Speculum
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 15.7 cm x 5 cm; 6 3/16 in x 1 15/16 in
- ID Number
- MG.302606.176
- accession number
- 302606
- catalog number
- 302606.176
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
- subject
- Women's Health
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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