Carton of silver nitrate solution used by midwife Amanda Carey Carter
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Date
- 1950-1989
- Medium
- cardboard, pressure-sensitive tape, silver nitrate, wax
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 5 x 4 in. (3.2 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A cardboard carton with cardboard dividers containing approximately 35 wax ampules of 1% silver nitrate solution. The carton is coated in brown paper tape, and is stamped in several areas with the message "SOLUTION OF / SILVER NITRATE 1%". The ampules appear dark in spots, and several have fallen out of their places and stuck to one another. One of the interlocking dividers is out of place. There are dark stains in one corner of the carton, and there is evidence of mold along one of the walls. The walls of the carton are lightly crushed.
- Place used
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Medical
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
- Object number
- 2011.75.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.