Bags, Medical Saddle
Dublin Core
Title
Bags, Medical Saddle
Subject
Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Medical Accessories
Description
Brown leather saddle bags used by Dr. O.D. Slaughter, who moved from Little Rock to the Oxford Bend near Habberton, Arkansas, around 1865 and practiced medicine there until the late 1880s. The bags contain seven bottles used to carry medicine.
The bags were later passed down to his grandson, J. Lionel Slaughter of Fayetteville, who gave them to Dr. Ruth Lesh.
The bags were later passed down to his grandson, J. Lionel Slaughter of Fayetteville, who gave them to Dr. Ruth Lesh.
Creator
A.A. Mellier, sole proprietor, St. Louis, Missouri
Date
ca. 1865-1885
Identifier
0000-0097-0001
Medium
Leather
Glass
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Donor
Dr. Ruth Lesh
Continent
North America
Country
United States
State
Arkansas
City
Habberton
Place of Production
St. Louis, Missouri
Files
Collection
Citation
A.A. Mellier, sole proprietor, St. Louis, Missouri
, “Bags, Medical Saddle,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed October 7, 2026, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/2475.