Papier-mâché model of human eye
- maker:
- Louis Thomas Jerome Auzoux
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Papier-mâché model of eye with French markings, produced in the workshops of Dr. Auzoux, Paris, 1913
Within this model, each layer of the human eye can be revealed. The top layer represents the sclera; at the front of the eye this becomes the cornea. The second layer, made from glass, shows the iris, pupil and surrounding area. The glass bulb represents the lens. The vitreous humour is behind the lens. The optic nerve is shown at the back of the model.
It was made by the factory of French physician Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux (1797-1880), and was probably used to demonstrate the anatomy of the eye to medical students. Models can be used to emphasise and enlarge minute anatomical structures, making them easier to understand. There are small numbers placed on different parts of the eye, suggesting that there was once a key to help learn the names and shapes of the various parts.
Details
- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Object Number:
- 1996-277/11
- Materials:
- papier-mâché
- Measurements:
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overall: 200 mm x 166 mm x 270 mm, 1.4 kg
- type:
- anatomical model and eye
- credit:
- Royal Holloway & Bedford New College
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