Barber/surgeon's bowl

Phlebotomy--Equipment and supplies

Bloodletting--instrumentation

Receptacles

Used to collect blood during bloodletting

English or French silverplate; coat of arms engraved on an inset of silver indentation for chin on the rim of the dish.

A polished metal barber-surgeon’s bowl with a wide, shallow basin is shown against a plain background. The bowl has a curved notch along one side, allowing it to fit comfortably against a patient’s neck or arm during procedures such as bloodletting or shaving. The reflective surface highlights its smooth contours and rounded rim, typical of bowls used historically by barber-surgeons.

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

1860?

Alex Peck (Firm)

Cravens, Annette

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34.3x25.4 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

87.9.1

LIB-HSL001

Surgeon's bowl

9/14/2004

Metal