Anonymous plaster head on stand probably representing excuted criminal

Made:: 1801-1900 in France

maker:: Unknown

Anonymous plaster head on stand probably representing excuted
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Anonymous plaster head on stand probably representing excuted French criminal, collected by Dr. Gachet, probably for phrenological use, French, 19th century.

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Category:: Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A158241

Materials:: plaster

Measurements:: On stand: 340 mm x 165 mm x 215 mm,

type:: phrenological heads

credit:: Gachet, Dr.

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