Accession No

6449

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 21 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; cloth (felt); metal

Dimensions

box: height 48mm; width 285mm; length 157mm

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

‘21.’ (painted onto model)

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 21.
Wax model of Gallus embryo heart. Number 21 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Numbers 14-23 may not originally have been in the same set as numbers 1-13. Depicts His stage 9, age 4 days.
The model is mounted on a wire on a wooden handle. The model is in a box with number 18, 19 and 20 from the set. Wood and paper box, lined with felt.
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

Condition: good; complete.

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