Symbolical Head
Dublin Core
Title
Symbolical Head
Subject
Phrenology
Models (representations)
Description
The most enduring icon of phrenology, the symbolical head is a model showing the thirty-five phrenological faculties. They were used both as teaching tools and as advertising.
Abstract
Symbolical head
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1800s
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Marshall Phrenological Collection, 1870s-1958. B MS c99.
Format
image
Type
physical object
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1970
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Symbolical Head,” OnView, accessed April 26, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6189.