1846 "UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA" MEDICAL SCHOOL DIPLOMA Signed
1846ref. 1412286Philadelphia 1846. Original 1846 University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Medicine diploma issued to Joel E. Turner featuring an extraordinary group of signatures from some of the most important physicians and medical educators in 19th century America. Signees include founding president of American Medical Association Nathaniel Chapman chemist Robert Hare surgeon William Gibson anatomist William E. Horner physician George B. Wood obstetrician Hugh L. Hodge and noted clinician Samuel Jackson. Executed entirely in ornate Latin manuscript with elaborate calligraphic flourishes the diploma represents the golden age of Philadelphia medicine when the University of Pennsylvania stood at the forefront of medical education in the United States. In Very Good condition overall with age toning creasing wear along edges and small closed tear to bottom left corner. Only a portion of original ribbon remains missing usual seal. Shelved at Rockville Room J tube storage. 1412286. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
Second Story Books, ABAA · United States$2,000.00≈ €1,783.33
