General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Moulage

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wax moulage mounted on painted wood board. Paper label and fabric.

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

34.5 cm

Height

12.8 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

Wishart Foster

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Replica of a femoral hernia.

Technical

Part of the collection of life-size wax models demonstrating syphilis and various skin lesions. Moulage made by Maria Wishart and Dorothy Foster.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Cream coloured label reads "FEMORAL HERNIA/ Dept. of Surgery,/ University of Toronto.". Print, upper right corner "Art Service #337/ Faculty of Medicine/ University of Toronto". Print below figure "M T Wishart and D. I Foster '37". UHN print on plaque "985.8.8".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Wax moulage in the shape of the upper part of a leg. Wax is yellow and reddish coloured. Leg part is mounted on a black wooden board with cream coloured fabric. Cream coloured paper label with black typewritten print. White handwritten print at the upper right corner, and signed at the bottom right of moulage.

Decoration

N/A