Nine watercolors of human anatomy depicting limbs afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. One image is of a foot, six show hands, and two depict full figures, one of whom (folder 5) is identified as “Lydia Pinckham” – perhaps Lydia Pinkham (1819-1883), the inventor of the popular “woman’s tonic.” None of the other images are notated.

One of the watercolors (folder 5) has a full signature and the date 1877; the rest are signed “ED ‘77” or “EdD ’77.” The images are 19” x 12 ¼” (49 cm. x 32 cm.) and are mounted on boards measuring 22 ¼” x 16” (57 cm. x 42 cm.). The collection did not come with any information on why these were created or for whom.