Dwight-Emerton papier-mache models of sesamoid bones, 1890-1895

Dwight-Emerton papier-mache models of sesamoid bones, 1890-1895

Emerton, J. H. (James Henry), 1847-1930

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

Models

Papier-mache

Osteology

Sesamoid bones

Enlarged brown and blue models of sesamoid bones, either from foot or hand. Models are crescent shaped.

Emerton, J. H. (James Henry), 1847-1930

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

1890-1895, between

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model

2 models

Models (representations)

physical object

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21553

Between 1890 and 1895, sculptor James Henry Emerton, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Dwight, Parkman Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School, created a series of twenty large papier-mache anatomical models for use as teaching aids. The models continued to be used in classrooms at Harvard Medical School throughout the twentieth century. In November 2013, the Program for Medical Education at Harvard Medical School transferred several of these models to the Warren Anatomical Museum.

Model

1: 4.5 W x 7.5 D x 4 H cm; 2: 5.5 W x 8 D x 6 H cm