Human embryo model, 1913-1956

Human embryo model, 1913-1956

Models

Wax

Pregnancy

Embryonic Structures

Embryo research

Heard, Osborne Overton, 1890-1983

Brown and grey wax stacked-plate model of human embryo at four weeks post fertilization mounted on metal three-pronged base. Model is made up of several horizontal layers of stacked, hardened wax to create three-dimensional representation of embryo. Embryo is affixed to metal rod that connects to tripod base, dark brown in color.

Heard, Osborne Overton, 1890-1983

1913-1956

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Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21562

This embryo model was created by Osborne Overton Heard (1890-1983) between 1913 and 1956. Heard was an embryological model maker for the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Embryology, where he created hundreds of models based on images and microscopic views of human embryos. In 2014 the Program for Medical Education at Harvard Medical School transferred this and another embryo model to the Warren Anatomical Museum.

Embryo Model

17.5 W x 26 D x 41 H cm