NYMC Artifacts

 

    Donor

    Westchester Medical Society

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    Identifier

    2015.1.29

    Date Created

    1880

    Physical Dimensions

    5"-by-10.5"

    Description

    These glass cups are stored in a leather doctor's bag and were used for the procedure called "Cupping". Cupping was the removal of blood from the patient. These glass cups may have been hand blown as no two cups are alike. Used in Yonkers, NY, United States.

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