Wax model (moulage) of a somatotype of a pregnant teenaged woman; the model is made of oilpainted beeswax with talc, built up with wires in the legs and body for support; the model shows a naked young woman standing up on a round base with her legs straight and together; the arms are bent and cross…
Wax model (moulage) of a somatotype of a pregnant teenaged woman; the model is made of oilpainted beeswax with talc, built up with wires in the legs and body for support; the model shows a naked young woman standing up on a round base with her legs straight and together; the arms are bent and crossed and held behind her back showing her abdomen distended with a pregnancy in its third trimester; the model shows pubic hair and normal breast development; the model is painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
1
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.
Length: 28.2 cm. x Width: 7.9 cm. x Depth: 7.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
Sept. 18, 2001: The model had a break across the neck; an accretion consisting of large particulate matter and possible mortar appeared on the PL side of the head and face; a network of cracks was apparent on both ankles, whereas the PR shin region had a loss
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Model subject identified by Dr. J. A. Low; model-making techniques described by Marjorie Winslow.
Research Facts
See transcribed oral interview
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit
On exhibit: "Medical Art throughout the Ages: Moulages," Kingston Museum of Health Care, Sept. 2007