Human adipocere

Made:: 1601-1840 in England

maker:: Unknown

2 portions of human body converted into adipocere, found in vaults of St. Martin in the Fields, 1859, by Francis Trevelyan Buckland, in damaged case, with label, English, 1601-1840

Details

Category:: Anatomy & Pathology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A659628

Materials:: organic material, case, wood, plywood and case, paper

Measurements:: approx. (larger piece): length 242 mm
approx. (larger piece): width 160 mm
approx. (smaller piece): length 102 mm
approx. (smaller piece): length 57 mm
case: width 250 mm
case: width 178 mm
case: thickness 38 mm

type:: human remains, adipocere and body

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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