Teaching watercolors of early appearances of entry and exit gunshot wounds

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Title

Teaching watercolors of early appearances of entry and exit gunshot wounds

Subject

Wounds, gunshot
Wounds and injuries
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 Medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion, plates 39 and 40

Abstract

Large watercolor of gunshot wounds. There are five pairs of gunshot wounds, with entry and exit wounds labeled "1." and "2.". Wounds are in foot (two), hand, arm, and abdomen. Wounds are in red. Two illustrations of "56 and "30 bullets are at the bottom.

Creator

Kaula, William J.

Date Created

1894

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Accessing collections in the Warren Anatomical Museum and the Warren Anatomical Museum archive requires advanced notice. Please submit a request to Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu to access the displayed item

Is Part Of

Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.259)

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

21142.259

Provenance

The watercolor was painted by William J. Kaula in 1894 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

71 W x 96 H cm

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/21142_259_ref.jpg

Citation

Kaula, William J., “Teaching watercolors of early appearances of entry and exit gunshot wounds,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13361.