Obstetrical teaching model of a newborn with an attached model of a placenta; made of chamois fabric, machine and hand stitching; "placenta" is filled with horsehair; scale size model.
Obstetrical teaching model of a newborn with an attached model of a placenta; made of chamois fabric, machine and hand stitching; "placenta" is filled with horsehair; scale size model.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used as a teaching aid by the Queen's University Medical School at the Kingston General Hospital to demonstrate childbirth and delivery to medical and nursing students until the 1960s.
Material
leather: cream
fabric: white
horsehair: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-S2-2
Length
49.0 cm
Width
20.5 cm.
Depth
8.7 cm.
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
The model and bag were very dirty and dusty; (a) the "placenta" for the model has been torn off at the navel, exposing the rope inside; (b) the storage bag was dirty, torn and missing its pull string at the top; #2: the new stitches attaching the placenta were loose
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Identified as an obstetrical teaching model by Dr. Low
Research Facts
Likely used with an obstetrical phantom (001033001), also known as an obstetrical teaching model, a stoneware box-shaped womb model by Mayer & Phelps. Fetal teaching dolls are still available and used today.
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit
Toronto for one day to be shown on TVO's "Body and Health" show