Accession No

6438

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 10 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 (paper, cardboard); metal

Dimensions

box: height 55mm; width 168mm; length 357mm

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

‘10’ (label in box)

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 10.
Wax model of Gallus embryo. Number 10 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Depicts His stage 8, age 3 days.
The model is mounted on a wire attached to a wooden handle. It is in a box with number 11 from the set. Cardboard box, lined with paper.
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

Condition: poor (broken into numerous pieces); complete (?).

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