Sign marked "TANKS," from Warren Anatomical Museum laboratory space in Building A of Harvard Medical School

Sign marked "TANKS," from Warren Anatomical Museum laboratory space in Building A of Harvard Medical School

Warren Anatomical Museum

Signage

Specimen Handling

Anatomy & Histology

Wooden retangular sign, painted brown with obvious wood grain. Adorned with gold colored paint, outlined in black. Four screw holes occupy the corners.

Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy

1906-1950

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Warren Anatomical Museum (21294)

image

signage

physical object

WAM 21294

During the early 20th century the Warren Anatomical Museum had a series of tanks that held healthy and pathological specimens in formaldehyde for teaching and handling. This sign marked those tanks.

76.5 W x 2.5 D x 22.5 H cm