Wax model of a female, half skeletal
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Title
Wax model of a female, half skeletal
Subject
Small Anatomical model of a women
Description
This lady is dressed in Regency clothing typical of the first half of the 1800s. She is skilfully created out of wax. She is half woman, half skeleton. The statue may have been made for one of three reasons: a darkly comic novelty, a ‘memento mori’ (a reminder of death), or a teaching aid. She is paired with a separate male statue (A78827). These two examples of regency waxwork were exhibited in Montreal, Canada at the International and Universal Exposition in 1967. according to science and socity
Creator
Unknown
Source
Science & Society Picture Library
Publisher
Science & Society Picture Library
Date
1810-1850
Contributor
Amelia Abernathy
Rights
Science & Society Picture Library
Format
colored waxwork
Language
english, n/a
Type
wax minature
Identifier
Inventory No.: A78828
Coverage
Anatomy, Gender, 1800s
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Wax model of a female, half skeletal,” Enlightenmens, accessed August 10, 2022, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/748.