Dwight-Emerton papier mache models of bones of the left hand and wrist, 1894-1895

Dwight-Emerton papier mache models of bones of the left hand and wrist, 1894-1895

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

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

Dwight-Emerton Collection

Models

Papier-Mache

Osteology

Metacarpal bones

Lunate bone

Scaphoid bone

Capitate bone

Trapezium bone

Carpal bones

Eight large brown and blue models of bones of the left hand and wrist. Bones include: metacarpals two, three, four, and five, scaphoid, lunate, capitate, and trapezium.

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

Dwight, Thomas, 1843-1911

1894-1895, between

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Warren Anatomical Museum: 21539

model

8 models

Models (representations)

physical object

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21539

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.

Models

1: 21 W x 81 D x 18.5 H cm; 2: 20 W x 87 D x 19 H cm; 3: 18 W x 72 D x 17 H cm 4: 19 W x 68 D x 15 H cm; 5: 17 W x 34 D x 17 H cm; 6: 15 W x 26 D x 14 H cm; 7: 17 W x 30 D x 16 H cm; 8: 24 W x 33 D x 18 H cm