Plaster model of embryo aged 6-7 weeks
Dublin Core
Title
Plaster model of embryo aged 6-7 weeks
Subject
Warren Anatomical Museum
Archives for Women in Medicine
Center for the History of Medicine Manuscript Transfer
Elizabeth D. Hay Collection
Pregnancy
Embryology
Embryology, Human
Embryos
Embryonic Structures
Models, Educational
Models, Plaster
Description
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mid-body to expose tail interior. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.
Abstract
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo.
Creator
Hay, Elizabeth D.
Date Created
1964-2005
Is Part Of
Models
Format
image
Extent
4 separate, nearly identical objects.
Medium
Models (representation)
Type
physical object
Identifier
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20305
Warren Anatomical Museum Accession Number: 2009.010
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20315
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20316
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20317
Provenance
Most likely created by Elizabeth Hay, the model is part a larger collection used by Elizabeth Hay and Betsy Williams to teach embryology at Harvard Medical School in the later half of the 20th century.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Models (representation)
Physical Dimensions
17.5 H x 8.5 W x 14 D cm
Files
Collection
Citation
Hay, Elizabeth D., “Plaster model of embryo aged 6-7 weeks,” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/5861.
Item Relations
| This Item | Digital Object | Item: Plaster model of embryo aged 7-8 weeks |
| This Item | Digital Object | Item: Plaster model of embryo aged 17-20 days |
| This Item | Digital Object | Item: Plaster model of embryo aged 5-6 weeks |
| This Item | Digital Object | Item: Plaster model of embryo aged 8-10 weeks |