Teaching watercolor of total abdominal hysterectomy
Dublin Core
Title
Teaching watercolor of total abdominal hysterectomy
Subject
Hysterectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative
John Collins Warren Watercolor Collection
Kaula, William J.
Teaching Aids and devices
Teaching Methods
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927
Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy
Description
After J. M. Baldy's American text-book of gynecology, plate XXVI and XXVII
Abstract
Large grayscale watercolor showing two steps of a total abdominal hysterectomy. In the procedure, tissue is gathered and tied off with string, and in second picture, a hole is made in the tissue to allow access with a finger, which is seen going into the hole and pressing from the inside. Watercolor framed in blue sewn textile.
Creator
Kaula, William J.
Date Created
1896
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.215)
Is Referenced By
Warren Anatomical Museum Records, 1835-2010 (inclusive), 1971-1991 (bulk). Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Box 32, Folder 27
Manuscript catalogue of the Warren Museum, Canavan Accession Log, Unprocessed
Format
image
Medium
watercolors (paintings)
Identifier
21142.215
Provenance
The watercolor was painted by William J. Kaula in 1896 for John Collins Warren to use in teaching. The watercolor was left in the Harvard Medical School Department of Anatomy after Warren's death in 1927. The Department donated the watercolors to the Warren Anatomical Museum on 05/02/1929.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
69 W x 101 H cm
Files
Citation
Kaula, William J., “Teaching watercolor of total abdominal hysterectomy,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13357.