Accession No

6440

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 12 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 (cardboard); metal; cloth (cotton wool)

Dimensions

box: height 57mm; width 206mm; length 400mm

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

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 12.
Wax model of Gallus embryo. Number 12 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Depicts His stage 9, age 4 days.
The model is mounted on a wire attached to a wooden handle. It is in a box with number 13 from the set. Cardboard box, lined with cotton wool.
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

Condition: fair (appears to have been mended around middle); complete.

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