M0007259: Male anatomical wax figure
- Date:
- 6 September 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/62/38
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Photograph of a small anatomical wax figure of a man, laid down with internal organs exposed, taken from above. The figure was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 14th November 1917 (7577) and again on 15th May 1936 (R2754/1936) but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 14th January 1936 (PHO 6986). Related images: M0007266.
Publication/Creation
6 September 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 7577 and R2754/1936. Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 6986.
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request