Le raccommodeur de peaux

Le raccommodeur de peaux

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Sager, Xavier, 1870-1930 artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
Paris : B.G., [1912?]
Language(s):
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Suture Techniques
Nurses
Genre(s):
Postcard
Wit and Humor
Abstract:
Postcard features a color illustration of an obese male patient, lying in bed unconscious, having his stomach wound sewn shut by a smiling middle-aged man. A uniformed nurse is lying on another bed next to the patient, watching the procedure. They are in a comfortable room with a large window offering a view of mountains and a lake.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101675276 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
944306710
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101675276