French surgeons' accounts, 18th century
- Date:
- 1703-1787
- Reference:
- MS.9271
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
A small collection of French surgeons' accounts, typically itemising visits made and medicines supplied to patients, with appropriate fees, but with one appeal to the marshals of France from Guillaume Dubernard, 'maitre chirurgien', for their help in recovering an historic debt owed to Dubernard by the army officer, Piffon de Martouret, 22 February 1772 (no. 9).
No. 8 includes specimen printed labels for two proprietary medicines noted in the account (for the household of the marquis de Boulainvilliers, 1768-71), 'Kirschenwasser de la Forêt Noire' and 'Eau de Noyaux'.
Publication/Creation
1703-1787
Physical description
11 pieces 11 documents of various sizes.
Acquisition note
Most of the documents were acquired from Parisian dealers, mainly Charavay and Degrange, between April 1930 and July 1935 (accs.67098, 67126, 67391, and 69115). Two documents (7 and 8) were purchased at Stevens', London, 14-15 July 1931, lot 274 (acc.75151). A further document was purchased from Richard Hatchwell in October 1991 (acc.348588). Two documents were transferred from the store in 1935, their earlier provenance being unknown (accs. 67241and 67397).
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Location Status Access Closed storesOpen Can't be requested