Accession No

6455

Brief Description

wax model of Gallus (chicken) embryo, no. 4 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

‘4’ (on label)
‘4’ (pencil on base)

Description Notes

Development of the chick (Gallus ), no. 4.
Wax model of Gallus embryo. Number 4 of a series of 23 models showing the development of the chick embryo. Depicts His stage 5, age 2 days; anterior cut away.
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; incomplete (piece of model missing).

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