| Title | Traveling Dental Set |
| Creator | Chevalier, J.D. |
| Date | 19th c. |
| Subject | Dental Instruments
Dental Instruments -- history
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| Description | 10 x 22 x 13.5". Dental case. "Wooden case with multiple velvet lined instrument compartments on either side and a sliding drawer under the main compartment. Edges are bound with silver. Instruments include a mother of pearl handled mirror. scalers. and shears. Some of the original instruments have J. Chevaliers mark. but other instruments have been added over the years. The original Traveling Dental Chevaliers Chest was invented in 1840 by J.D. Chevalier. This particular case was originally owned by Dr. Charleigh Thaddeus Dowling. 1823-1904. who practiced dentistry in the Orangeburg and Barnwell areas of South Carolina and carried the instruments with him as he went from one town to another to care for people's teeth." |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http://waring.library.musc.edu |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2010, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Lowcountry
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| Digitization Specifications | Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
| Date Digital | 2010-06-16 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 2008-32 MDM |
| Note | Belonged to Dr. Charleigh Thaddeus Dowling (1838-1904). Given by his granddaughter, Mrs. W.L. Califf of Hilton Head Island in 1981. |
| CONTENTdm number | 594 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 595.jpg |
