Wax snstomical models of a bicornute uterus; the models are made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on plywood supports; the models show a saddle-shaped uterus (a) closed and (b) opened to show the two uterine cavities; the model is painted to depict true colour.
Wax snstomical models of a bicornute uterus; the models are made of oil-painted beeswax with talc, built up on plywood supports; the models show a saddle-shaped uterus (a) closed and (b) opened to show the two uterine cavities; the model is painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bicornuate uterus, closed - Size: Length 8.2 cm. x Width 6.3 cm. x Depth 3.5 cm.
b - bicornuate uterus, open - Size: Length 8.3 cm. x Width 6.7 cm. x Depth 3.7 cm.
Provenance
Models made by Marjorie Winslow; they were commissioned as teaching aids by Dr. Robertson of the Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine, who also helped with the anatomical details.
(a) the number "20 a" is written in red on the bottom of the plywood support; (b) the number "20 b" is written in red on the bottom of the plywood support
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G2-Box 4
Condition Remarks
(a) There are no chips, cracks or breaks in the wax; there is a very minor impact mark which has marred a small spot on the central right half of the model; the surface is otherwise undamaged; (b) there are no chips, cracks or breaks in the wax; there is a very minor impact mark which has marred two small spots on the outer right cut in the uterus; the surface is otherwise undamaged; the models were used for a demonstration then stored in a closet on Victory 4 until picked up by the Museum on May 24 1996
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Model subject identified by Dr. J.A. Low; model-making techniques described by Marjorie Winslow in an oral interview (transcribed); "Gynaecology For Students and Practitioners" by Thomas Watts Eden and Cuthbert Lockyer, p. 160
Research Facts
See transcribed oral interview; uterus bicornis unicollis: the cavity of the uterine body is double; that of athe cervix and vagina is single; complete fusion has occurred in the lower half of the uterus; patients with this condition are likely to have menstrual problems as well as problems wtih pregnancy -- multiple abortions