File:Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe Wellcome L0058662.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(4,846 × 3,634 pixels, file size: 2.61 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

An ivory anatomical figure of a pregnant woman from the Wellcome collection

Summary[edit]

Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe
Title
Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe
Description

Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe, 1601-1800

Models such as this were quite widely available in the 1600s. The torso can be removed to show the internal organs. The intestines can be removed to reveal a foetus. The level of anatomical detail is limited but gives a basic layout of the main organs. As such it is likely that the model was used to teach lay people about basic human anatomy. It may possibly have been used by midwives to provide reassurance for pregnant women and to teach young married couples about anatomy and pregnancy. Models like this are sometimes found in pairs, male and female, and the female figure is always shown as pregnant.

Medical Photographic Library
Credit line

This file comes from Wellcome Images, a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom. Refer to Wellcome blog post (archive).
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

References
  • Library reference: Science Museum A642631
  • Photo number: L0058662
Source/Photographer

https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/d7/6c/ddb5c11b761ea7cc6b9650bae5ed.jpg

Licensing[edit]

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current15:01, 17 October 2014Thumbnail for version as of 15:01, 17 October 20144,846 × 3,634 (2.61 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)=={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe |description = Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe, 1601-1800 Models such as this were quite widely avail...

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Female_ivory_anatomical_figure,_Europe_Wellcome_L0058662.jpg&oldid=575776248"