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OBJECT TYPE: human/scalp/wax/life size/mounted
DATE: 1924–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0074.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, 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 HAS FABRIC WRAPPINGS; MOUNTED ON PAINTED WOOD BOARD. PAPER LABELS SECURED TO BOARD USING METAL TACKS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.1 cm
Width: 27.7 cm
Height: 5.0 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: Douglas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PRESUMABLY USED C. MID 1920S-1930S +
Canada: WAX MODEL MADE BY HORTENSE PAULINE DOUGLAS (LATER CANTILE)(1901-79). TRAINED AS A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR, SHE PRODUCED BOTH DRAWINGS AND3-DIMENSIONAL MODELS. FROM 1924-35 SHE WORKED AS A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR, PRINCIPALLY AT THE MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL. COPIES OF HER ILLUSTRATIONS WERE USED IN MEDICAL ARTICLES & BOOKS.(REF.4
Function: REPLICA OF HUMAN SCALP USED TO ILLUSTRATE SCARING DUE TO DISEASE.
Technical: LIFESIZE WAX MODEL SHOWS SCAR ON TOP OF HEAD OF A 66-YEAR OLD MALE DUE TO TERTIARY SYPHILITIC ULCERATION (CRANIOTABES), 5 YEARS PREVIOUS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "H P. Douglas/ M.G.H." printed by hand in off-white pencil in lower right corner of front. Paper label tacked to board below model reads "Scar on top of head due to Tertiary Syphilitic/ ulceration (Craniotabes) 5 yrs. ago./ Male, aged 66." Paper label tacked to board above model reads "Property of/ The Canadian Social Hygiene Council/ Toronto, Ont." "981.17.2" painted in white in bottom right corner of front.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. LOOSE WAX PIECES BAGGED FOR STORAGE MARKED PTS. MODEL WAS PROBABLY PROTECTED BY A GLASS COVER.
Finish: WAX MODEL OF SCALP COLOURED TO IMITATE HUMAN FLESH. MOUNTING BOARD PAINTED FLAT BLACK. OFF-WHITE PAPER LABELS PINNED TO BOARD FRONT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Anatomical model, circa 1924–1935, Artifact no. 2002.0074, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0074.001/

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