Ivory anatomical figure

Made:
1601-1800 in France
maker:
Unknown
Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female, with some removable organs, lying on wooden couch, possibly French, 17th-18th century

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642623
Materials:
figure, ivory, couch, wood and couch, silk
Measurements:
with stand: length 243 mm
with stand: width 90 mm
with stand: height 50 mm
type:
anatomical figures

Related Objects

Wax model of a female human head, Germany, 1801-1900

Male anatomical model
Wooden cabinet containing histological slides prepared by Dr J C Wagner, 1950-91, including original material relating to cases described in his 1960 paper making a causal link between exposure to blue asbestos and the lung cancer, mesothelioma. (see stroke records)

Histological slides prepared by Dr J C Wagner, 1950-1991

Wax anatomical figure, Italian, late 16th century.

Wax anatomical figure of reclining woman

Ivory skeleton suspended in a case, Europe, 1701-1800