Humerus sections of a human, a whale, a dog, and a seal

Humerus sections of a human, a whale, a dog, and a seal

Osteological preparation

Thomas Dwight, Jr. Collection

Humerus

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

Mixter, Samuel Jason

human remains

Four frontal sections of proximal end of humerus. Human, whale, dog and seal. Mounted to wooden base painted blue.

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

Mixter, Samuel Jason

1884-1893

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Warren Anatomical Museum (TEMP00249)

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osteological preparation, human

osteological preparation, non-human

physical object

WAM TEMP00249

The human remains were likely acquired after passage of the 1898 Act Relative to the Promotion of Anatomical Science in Massachusetts, which permitted unclaimed remains to be utilized in medical education. The humerus section, probably originating from a dissection subject at Harvard Medical School, were prepared by Parkman Professor of Anatomy Thomas Dwight and anatomy demonstrator Samuel J. Mixter for the Harvard Medical School Department of Anatomy at some point between 1884-1893.

15.2 H x 23.0 W x 1.3 D cm