Accession No

6472

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; metal; paper (paper, cardboard); cloth

Dimensions

box: width 240mm; height 40mm; length 141mm

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

‘Hearts.’ (loose piece of paper in box)
‘21.’ (on 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 wire, attached to a wooden handle. The model is in a box with number 18, 19 and 20 of the set. Cardboard box, lined with cloth. Paper label in the box, although there is no individual number label as for all the other models (see y.15).
Scale: 40 x linear magnification.
Originals modelled by His.Wilhelm in collaboration with Ziegler.Adolf.

Condition: good; complete.

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