Accession No

6437

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 9 of 23, by Adolf Ziegler, German, c. 1868

Origin

Germany; Freiburg im Breisgau

Maker

Ziegler, Adolf

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1868

Latest Date

1914

Inscription Date

Material

wax; wood; paper; metal

Dimensions

height 380mm; width 160mm

Special Collection

Ziegler collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 08/09/2009. Purchased by the Department of Zoology from Ziegler of Freiburg in Breisgau, c. 1882-1890.

Inscription

‘9’ (on label on base)
‘VI’ (chalk on base)
‘2’ (chalk on base)
‘9.’ (painted on stand)

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 9.
Wax model of Gallus embryo. Number 9 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Depicts His stage 7, age 2-3 days; sagittal section.
The model is mounted in a gold and black wood half-frame, held by metal pins, on a black painted, numbered wooden base.
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

(much of model missing).

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