Saddlebag
Object number2009.108.7
Date1840-1849
Mediummetal; leather; glass; paper
Credit LineGift of Murray Sachs
DescriptionLeather saddlebags with assorted medicines and tools.Dimensions10.5 x 12 x 9 in. (26.7 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm)InscriptionsLeft side of bag contents with inscriptions:
An envelope with handwritten text "This contains golden brown powder / in a piece of newspaper which is / dated November 25, 1839.";
Handwritten letter with text "Murray, / I know you already have saddlebags---But have / you ever considered "his & hers"? / regards, / Bob"; taped to letter is a newspaper add for "MEDICAL DOCTOR'S SADDLESBAGS".
Historical NotesDoctor's saddlebags with various medicines and tools. Part of a collection of items related to Murray Sachs' (the donor's) training and career in medicine, as well as objects collected by the donor and displayed in his office at Shadyside Hospital. These objects document the donor's personal life, his career in medicine, Pittsburgh's health care history, and also the doctor's personal collection of medical artifacts.
Collector
Murray Sachs
On View
Not on view
c. 1830
American Safety Table Company
c. 1845
