Measurements taken from the head of a 16 year old boy, who probably has Down's syndrome. Paper cut-out.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]

1 cut-out : paper ; image 16.2 x 14 cm

6. - 365. Mathew Strickland age 16. Circumference 19 in. Transverse 11, 6 5 in. Longitudial 111/4 6 61/2

Part of a collection of photographs formed by George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928). He was Superintendent of the Royal Albert Asylum at Lancaster from 1870 to 1893. On his retirement in 1893, he devoted himself to the study of insanity, and published a book entitled "Mentally-deficient children: their treatment and training", London 1895. Some of his photographs, manuscripts and publications were presented to the Wellcome Institute Library in 1929

Wellcome Collection 39153i