Plaster model of embryo aged 7-8 weeks

Dublin Core

Title

Plaster model of embryo aged 7-8 weeks

Subject

Embryology, Human
Embryology
Embryos
Pregnancy
Warren Anatomical Museum
Elizabeth D. Hay Collection
Archives for Women in Medicine
Models, Educational
Models
Embryonic Structures
Center for the History of Medicine Manuscript Transfer

Description

Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mouth aperture. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.

Abstract

Unpainted plaster model of human embryo.

Creator

Hay, Elizabeth D.

Date Created

1964-2005

Is Part Of

Models

Format

image

Extent

4 separate, nearly identical objects.

Medium

Models (representation)

Type

physical object

Identifier

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20306
Warren Anatomical Museum Accession Number: 2009.010
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20318
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20319
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20320

Provenance

Most likely created by Elizabeth Hay, the model is part a larger collection used by Elizabeth Hay and Betsy Williams to teach embryology at Harvard Medical School in the later half of the 20th century.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Models (representation)

Physical Dimensions

12.5 H x 10 Dia cm

Files

20306_V1.JPG
20306_V2.JPG

Citation

Hay, Elizabeth D., “Plaster model of embryo aged 7-8 weeks,” OnView, accessed April 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/5862.

Item Relations

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