Accession No

6475

Brief Description

wax model of Torpedo ocellata (ray), no. 1 of 5, by Adolf Ziegler, German, c. 1892

Origin

Germany; Freiburg im Breisgau

Maker

Ziegler, Adolf

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1892

Latest Date

1914

Inscription Date

1918

Material

wax; wood; paper

Dimensions

height 210mm; width 170mm

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’ (label on frame)
‘FRANK
1914 - 1918
BATTLE OF THE
...ISHOP [?]’ (scored into the wax of the model)

Description Notes

Development of the electric ray (Torpedo ocellata ), no. 1.
Wax model of electric ray embryo. Number 1 of a series of 5 models showing the development of the electric ray embryo.
Wax model, mounted in a wood frame, numbered with a paper label.
Originally modelled by Ziegler.Friedrich and Ziegler.Heinrich Ernst.

Condition: fair; complete.

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