Anatomical model

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OBJECT TYPE: human/hand/wax/life size/mounted
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0076.001

MANUFACTURER: WISHART, M.T.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WAX MODEL FITTED WITH BRASS BAND AND PARTIALLY WRAPPED IN COTTON BANDAGE, MOUNTED ON PAINTED WOODEN BOARD. PAPER AND WOOD SIGNAGE PASTED TO BOARD.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 30.7 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: WISHART
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS MODEL PRESUMABLY USED 1931+
Canada: WAX MODEL MADE FOR THE ART SERVICE, DEPT. OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO IN 1931. SUCH MODELS WERE USED TO DEMONSTRATE TO STUDENTS THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF VARIOUS DEFORMITIES, DISEASES,ETC.. PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM UHN.
Function: REPLICA OF FEMALE HUMAN HAND USED TO ILLUSTRATE EFFECTS OF DISEASE.
Technical: LIFESIZE MODEL OF FEMALE HAND SHOWS EFFECTS OF PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA WITH SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION OF THE SPINAL CORD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Art Service #159/ Faculty of Medicine/ University of Toronto" printed on wooden plate. "M.T. Wishart 1931" printed by hand in upper right of board. "PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA with subacute combined/ degeneration of the spinal cord./ Dept. of Medicine,/ University of Toronto Mrs. LeGow" printed on paper label in lower right corner of board. Paper label on board back marked "159", in red ink. "982.18.1" handwritten in white ink on upper top left edge of board.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: MODEL OF HAND IS COLOURED; OFF-WHITE COTTON WRAPPINGS COVER 'WRIST' AREA. MOUNTING BOARD PAINTED BLACK. OFF-WHITE PAPER LABEL MOUNTED ON BOARD, BELOW FINGERS. THIN WOOD PLATE FIXED TO UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF BOARD.
Decoration: N/A

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WISHART, M.T., Anatomical model, 1931, Artifact no. 2002.0076, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0076.001/

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