PhotographsAmerican19th century
Backing board for Early Operation Using Ether
1847
Artists
Southworth & HawesArtist
Dimensions
15 x 20 cm (5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Joseph Warren, Brookline, MA, loan to the Massachusetts General Hospital Photo, 1942. A paper attached to the verso of the plate notes this provenance. Massachusetts General Hospital Photo Collection, Boston, MA, loan from Joseph Warren, loan to the Fogg Art Museum, 1979.
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