Plaster model of embryo aged 5-6 weeks

Dublin Core

Title

Plaster model of embryo aged 5-6 weeks

Subject

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

Description

Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mid-body to expose tail interior. 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)

Identifier

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20311
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20312
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20313
Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 20314
Warren Anatomical Museum Accession Number: 2009.010

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

16 H x 7.3 dia cm

Files

20313_v1.jpg
20313_v2.jpg

Citation

Hay, Elizabeth D., “Plaster model of embryo aged 5-6 weeks,” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/5865.

Item Relations

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