Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology
- maker:
- William Bally
Wooden case containing set of 60 small phrenological heads, by William Bally, Manchester or Dublin, 1831
Full set of sixty miniature heads designed for learning the positions of the phrenological organs in a wide variety of differently shaped heads with each head displaying one or more well-developed and/or deficient organs. The set was endorsed by Bally's friend Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832) the co-founder of phrenology who also wrote the notes for each head in the accompanying booklet.
Details
- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642804
- Materials:
- incomplete, pine (wood) and plaster
- Measurements:
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overall: 600 mm x 560 mm x 365 mm, 4.27 kg
- type:
- phrenological head
- credit:
- Spendlove