Teaching watercolor of ankylosis and curve of the spine as found in an elderly individual
Dublin Core
Title
Teaching watercolor of ankylosis and curve of the spine as found in an elderly individual
Subject
Ankylosis
Spine
Bone and Bones
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
After John Shaw's Engravings illustrative of a work on the nature and treatment of the distortions to which the spine and the bones of the chest are subject, plate 1, figure 5
Abstract
Large watercolor showing a lateral view of an ankylosed and curved spine of an old person. The vertebrae are fused together by ossific matter, and it is curved at the top into a stoop or slouch. Watercolor is framed by 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 (21142.174)
References
Original work can be found in the Countway Rare Books Collection (ff RD768 .S50)
Format
image
Medium
watercolors (paintings)
Identifier
21142.174
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 ankylosis and curve of the spine as found in an elderly individual,” OnView, accessed August 14, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13210.