Hollow plaster head and stand

Made:: 1855 in France

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Hollow plaster head and stand
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Hollow plaster head and stand, representing French criminal Remond Lescure after execution, collected by Dr. Gachet, probably for phrenological use, French, 1885.

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Category:: Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A158245

Materials:: plaster

Measurements:: on stand: 288 mm x 190 mm x 225 mm,

type:: phrenological heads

credit:: Gachet, Dr.

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