Kingston General Hospital Education Services Collection
Category
Archival
Anatomy
Education
Classification
Archival
Anatomy
Education
Accession Number
997011003
Description
Educational chart on cloth-backed colour printed paper, with wooden rods holding it at the top and bottom; the chart depicts four views of the human circulatory system, given the following figure letters: (A) full figure; (B) plantar surface of foot; (C) inferior extremity and (D) distribution of a…
Educational chart on cloth-backed colour printed paper, with wooden rods holding it at the top and bottom; the chart depicts four views of the human circulatory system, given the following figure letters: (A) full figure; (B) plantar surface of foot; (C) inferior extremity and (D) distribution of arteries to the viscera; individual parts within these figures are numbered, and there is a list of printed identifications at the bottom of the chart; the rods at the top and bottom are cylindrical and have been cut lengthwise in half to allow the poster ends to go in the middle, then are joined with metal staples; the top rod has a metal ring and cloth ribbon attached at the centre to allow the poster to be hung or to tie it closed if rolled.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Kingston General Hospital -- used by Education Services.
The bottom of the chart reads, "DENOYER-GEPPERT // ANATOMY SERIES // EDITOR OTTO F. KAMPMEIER, PH.D., M.D., University of Chicago College of Medicine // Denoyer-Geppert Co. // ARTIST P.M. LARIVIERE // Published by DENOYER-GEPPERT CO. Chicago // Made in U.S.A. // KL3 Circulatory System"; a paper label attached to the top reads, "KL3 CIRCULATION"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0009
0009-12-2
Dimension Notes
Length: 177.8 cm. x Width: 118.1 cm. x Depth: 1.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
The poster was somewhat dusty when it arrived; the cloth backing shows staining and cracking; the front of the poster shows a few minor areas of paper loss and several small tears, especially at the edges; all printing is fully legible; an area of water damage is visible in the upper right corner of the chart; there are water damage stains on the top section of the poster and small grayish-black stains from inactive mould.