A wooden box containing a number of dissection tools, including scissors, forceps, scalpels, and an eye dropper. According to a note included with the piece, this originally belonged to Oliver Wendell Holmes and was subsequently given to Edward Hitchcock (and further family members).
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Hitchcock, Edward (1793-1864), Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
