M0018650EA: Anatomical figures in ivory; one female and one male

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Anatomical figures in ivory; 1 female and 1 male

Photograph of two complete anatomical figures in ivory. The one on the left is early 18th century and the one on the right is early 17th century. They were purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession numbers R2369/1936 and R2350/1936). They are not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0018650EB, M0018650EC

July 1961

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: R2369/1936 and R2350/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.