Madstone

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
In the nineteenth-century, some Americans believed that a visit to a mad-stone, or application of a mad-stone, would counteract the poison inflicted by a bite from a rabid dog or poisonous snake. This stone is of that sort.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1985.0687.01
catalog number
1985.0687.01
accession number
1985.0687
Object Name
madstone
Measurements
overall: 1/4 in x 3 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in; .635 cm x 9.2075 cm x 5.3975 cm
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Record ID
nmah_1456018
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-fb66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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