| Reference Number | MIMM/2024-4-26 |
| Title | Silkworm Gut Ligatures |
| Date | [1875-1925] |
| Description | Glass jar containing spool of silkworm gut ligatures. In orginal cardboard tube. Labels on jar and tube read "FINEST SELECTED/SILK-WORM GUT/LIGATURES/MEDIUM/Prepared in London" and "CARBOLIC". |
| Extent | 2 parts |
| Dimensions | Jar: 15mm (diameter) x 167mm (depth) |
| Tube: 28mm (diameter) x 182mm (depth) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Silkworm Gut |
| Term | Sutures |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |