Kreese, or Dagger, from the East Indies very handsomely ornamented with gilding

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 32

Additional Source Text:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 8 Oct 1808 reads "Kreese, or a poisoned Dagger."

Notes:

The donor may have been a young Thomas Duché Mitchell (1791-1865), who received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1812. He held numerous medical posts and was a prolific author of medical texts / https://snaccooperative.org/view/66479625