Accession No

6364

Brief Description

phrenological head (bust) showing the ‘Psycho-Physiognomik’ theories of Carl Huter [Hueter], [Whipple name: “Carl”], German, c. 1900

Origin

Germany

Maker

Class

biology; physiology

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

plaster; paint

Dimensions

c.590mm high, c.400mm at widest point

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from The Dorotheum, Palais Dorotheum, A-1010 Wien, Dorotheergasse 17, Vienna, Austria. Lot 158 in ‘Historische wissenschaftliche Instrumente’ sale on 20/5/2009.

Inscription

STUDIENBÜSTE
ÜBER DIE
GRUNDWAHRHEITEN DES LEBENS
DIE BEDEUTUNG DER
KÖRPER - KOPF - UND - GESICHTSFORMEN
NACH CARL HUTER’S PSYCHO-PHYSIOGNOMIK

Nähere Erklärungen in den Büchern:
“Grundlagen der Menschenkenntnis”
von Amandus Kupfer

Verlag für Carl Huters Werke
Siegfried Kupfer
Schwaig bei Nürnberg

Description Notes

Phrenological head (bust) showing the ‘Psycho-Physiognomik’ theories of Carl Huter [Hueter], German, c. 1900 [Whipple name: “Carl”]

The bust is made of painted plaster, mounted on a stand of plaster painted to resemble marble. Different phrenological regions are marked and labelled on the head, neck and torso, along with two short explanations of phrenological theories relating to the left and right sides of the head.

The inscription on the reverse gives details of “Grundlagen der Menschenkenntnis” (”Fundamentals of human knowledge”), an explanatory book on Huter’s theories, by Amandus Kupfer.

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