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Peter Parker Collection
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 Portrait No. 40 "Woo Pun" |
Artist: Lam Qua (1801-1860) Medium: Oil on Canvas Collection: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical LibraryCase Summary from Peter Parker's Journal (May 22, 1937) "Woo Pun, aged 41, a shoemaker, had been afflicted seventeen years with a large unshaped tumor on the left side of his neck. The tumor was 2 feet in circumference and weighted 7 pounds. The paitent scarce uttered a groan. In twenty minutes he was comfortable in bed. |
