Accession No

6452

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 1 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, card); metal

Dimensions

height 370mm; width 152mm

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

‘1’ (on label)
‘1’ (pencil on base)

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 1.
Wax model of Gallus embryo. Number 1 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Depicts His stage 3, age 18d.
The model is mounted in gold and black wood frame, held by metal pins and backed with card, on a black painted, numbered wood base.
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

Condition: fair (some cracks); incomplete (part of frame and model missing).

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