M0012185EC: Photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the stomach

Previous title, replaced May 2022: German wax plaque showing the female anatomy and embryo: the stomach

Reproduction of a photograph of a wax plaque showing various parts of the female anatomy, in particular the stomach. The M Series register suggests the plaque is 19th century and German. The image is very similar to M0012184EA. It was acquired for the Wellcome Historical Museum in 1951 but is no longer held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0012184EA, M0012184EB

1951

2 photographs sheet film negative; 6 x 6 cm photographic print; 12.7 x 10.2 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R198/1951

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.