NYMC Artifacts

 

Creator

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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