Porcelain Phrenological Head, British, 1801-1900
- Made:
- 1801-1900 in Europe and United Kingdom
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LicensePorcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Porcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Porcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Porcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Porcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Porcelain phrenological bust, tinted skin colour, divisions labels and numbers marked in gilt, possible Derby, unsigned, British, 1801-1900.
The skull of this porcelain phrenological head has been marked off into sections and was used for phrenological consultations. Phrenologists believed that the shape and size of various areas of the brain (and therefore the overlying skull) determined personality. Although phrenology became popular with large numbers of people in the 1800s, it soon became controversial within medical circles, and was eventually dismissed by the medical profession as quackery.
Details
- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642806
- Materials:
- porcelain
- Measurements:
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overall: 320 mm x 140 mm x 170 mm, 2.045kg
- type:
- phrenological head
