Entry on Phineas Gage skull and tamping iron in A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum
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Title
Entry on Phineas Gage skull and tamping iron in A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum
Subject
Gage, Phineas
Warren Anatomical Museum
skull
casts
Description
The museum entries for Phineas Gage's skull and iron bar can be found in the 1870 publication of The Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum. Gage's skull is listed as museum number 949 in the "Morbid Anatomy" in the "Second Division." Series XX lists bones in the museums collection. Dr. John Harlow began a correspondence with Gage's mother in order to receive updates about his health. Warren Museum curator, J. B. S. Jackson, D. D. Shattuck, Esq. (Gage's brother-in-law), Dr. Coon (Mayor of San Francisco), and Dr. J. D. B. Stillman were recognized for their retrieval of Gage's skull (no. 949) and the iron bar (no. 3106) from the accident. Museum entry 950 lists the cast that Dr. Henry Jacob Bigelow took of Gage's head in 1850.
Abstract
The 1870 publication of the Warren Anatomical Museum's Descriptive Catalogue which lists Gage's skull, a skull casts, and the iron bar from the accident.
Creator
Jackson, J. B. S. (John Barnard Swett), 1806-1879
Publisher
John Ford
Date Created
1870
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
J. B. S. Jackson, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum (Boston: A. Williams, 1870), 145-149, 683.
Is Referenced By
An online guide to the Warren Anatomical Museum collection is available.
Format
text
Extent
1 Descriptive Catalogue (7 pages)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
00012_010_005_ref
Files
Citation
Jackson, J. B. S. (John Barnard Swett), 1806-1879
, “Entry on Phineas Gage skull and tamping iron in A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum,” OnView, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26374.