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Peter Parker Collection
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 Portrait No. 2 "Kwo Pe" |
Artist: Lam Qua (1801-1860) Medium: Oil on Canvas Collection: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical LibraryCase study from Peter Parker's Journal, Dec. 14, 1839. "Kwo Pe, age 27, of Shintih. Seven years since, this amiable young woman found a tumor commencing on the right side of the upper lip. It had now attained the size of her fist, and hung pendulous, reaching below the chin. December 19, the tumor was removed by the harelip operation. In a few days more she was discharged perfectly well." |
