Teaching watercolor of a tumor in the mouth, including exterior views, dissected view, and view of tissue under a microscope
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Title
Teaching watercolor of a tumor in the mouth, including exterior views, dissected view, and view of tissue under a microscope
Subject
Mouth Neoplasms
Histology
Neoplasms
Cells
Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection
Wallis, Oscar
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890
Teaching Aids and devices
Teaching Methods
Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy
Fitz, Reginald, 1885-1953
Description
Possibly from a local Boston patient
Abstract
Large watercolor showing different views of a tumor in the mouth. Along the top are small images showing the exterior of the tumor, which is situated between the teeth, and a dissected view showing the tissue within the growth. Below, and taking up most of the canvas, is a black and white painting showing different cell types, presumably from the growth. Two red blood cells, for scale, are painted red, while the rest of the microscopic view is in black and white. The microscopic view is framed in black. Watercolor is framed in green sewn textile with metal grommets in each of the four corners.
Creator
Wallis, Oscar
Date Created
1848-1854
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.329)
Format
image
Medium
watercolors (paintings)
Identifier
21142.329
Provenance
Henry Jacob Bigelow employed artist Oscar Wallis exclusively from 1848 - 1854 to paint a series of large teaching watercolors to illustrate Bigelow's lectures at Harvard Medical School. Wallis painted the teaching diagrams from local subjects and from the atlases of established medical authorities. The effort cost Bigelow $6,000. In 1890 Bigelow presented the watercolors to Reginald H. Fitz to be used in the Harvard Medical School's Department of Anatomy. The watercolors were transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum between 1890 and 1930.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
69 W x 100 H cm
Files
Citation
Wallis, Oscar, “Teaching watercolor of a tumor in the mouth, including exterior views, dissected view, and view of tissue under a microscope,” OnView, accessed May 10, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13264.