Accession No

6479

Brief Description

wax model of Torpedo ocellata (ray), no. 5 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 402mm; width 261mm

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

‘5’ (label on frame)
‘Ziegler in Freiburg i.B.’ (label at top of frame)

Description Notes

Development of the electric ray (Torpedo ocellata ), no. 5.
Wax model of electric ray embryo. Number 5 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. Paper maker’s label at the top of the frame.
Originally modelled by Ziegler.Friedrich and Ziegler.Heinrich Ernst.

Condition: good; complete.

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