Wax anatomical model (moulage) of a somatotype of a woman with Turner's Syndrome; the model is made of oilpainted beeswax with talc, built up with wires in the legs, body and arms for support; the model shows a naked woman standing up on a round base with her legs straight and together; her ankles …
Wax anatomical model (moulage) of a somatotype of a woman with Turner's Syndrome; the model is made of oilpainted beeswax with talc, built up with wires in the legs, body and arms for support; the model shows a naked woman standing up on a round base with her legs straight and together; her ankles are together, but her feet are apart; the woman's arms are held straight and away from her body, palms turned forward; the woman has a webbed neck; the model shows no secondary female sex characteristics (pubic hair or developed breasts); the model is painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Models made by Marjorie Winslow; they were commissioned by Dr. Robertson, who also helped with anatomical details.
Length: 33.8 cm. x Width: 14.9 cm. x Depth: 10.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
The model had a break across the PL upper arm; an accretion on the PR shoulder blade consisted of mould, iron corrosion products and possibly fibreglass which appeared as fragments; the presence of mould was confirmed by its examination under UV light where the patch fluoresced orange, lime green and violet; as well, microscopic analysis of a sample was undertaken where spores were seen; yellow coloured mould also appeared on the back of the head; hairline fractures were evident on the appendages; #2: damaged in transit to Agnes Etherington, May 2001; three hairline fractures, one at each arm near the armpit, and one on the model's left upper thigh.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Model subject identified by Dr. J. A. Low; model-making techniques described by Marjorie Winslow.
"Anatomy and Physiology" by Gary A. Thibodeau and Kevin T. Patton (2nd ed., 1993), pp. 848, 850-851
Research Facts
Turner's Syndrome is a condition caused by monosomy of the X chromosome (XO); it is characterized by immaturity of sex organs (causing sterility), webbed neck, dwarfism or short stature, cardiovascular defects, and learning disorders
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit; "Medical Art throughout the Ages: Moulages," Kingston Museum of Health Care, Sept. 2007; "Picturing the Body: Medical Arts as Teaching Tools," Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Sept. 17, 2010.