University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Classification
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Accession Number
1981.17.11
Description
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size penis mounted on a wooden base, depicting the soft chancre of the glans and infection of the glans penis; paper label mounted.
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size penis mounted on a wooden base, depicting the soft chancre of the glans and infection of the glans penis; paper label mounted.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Gary Sibbald, Toronto General Hospital.
In upper right-hand corner: "Hôpital St. Louis // Paris"; signed "S. Niclet" to bottom left of moulage; label beneath moulage reads, "Chancre mou du gland et Balanite [Soft chancre of the glans and balanitis] // Gaston"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-5
Length
15.2 cm
Width
11.0 cm
Depth
5.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth is approx. max. at deepest part of model/base
Condition Remarks
Oct 2022 - overall good condition; paper label discoloured and missing metal tack to fix it to base on right side, remaining tack rusting slightly; base/mount slightly dusty, writing painted onto base fading, especially to bottom left of wax model; wax on model flaking with small scratches across surface but overall stable.
Oct 2022 - suitable for handling, but avoid extremes of temperature if transporting outside of museum to avoid melting/cracking of wax
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
Ref. for chancre: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/chancre
Ref. for balanitis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537143/
Research Facts
Louis Niclet (1867–1924) was made official modeller at the Hôpital St.-Louis following the death of Jules Barretta in 1923. Niclet made 480 moulages in his career, all with great attention to detail.
A chancre is a type of skin lesion, often associated with primary syphilis; balanitis refers to an infection and inflamation of the glans (head of the penis).