University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Classification
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Accession Number
1981.17.16
Description
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size tongue mounted on a wooden base, depicting sclerotic glossitis with leucoplasia due to syphilis; paper label mounted.
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size tongue mounted on a wooden base, depicting sclerotic glossitis with leucoplasia due to syphilis; 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, "Glossite sclereuse. Syphilitique avec leucoplasie [Sclerotic glossitis with leucoplasia due to syphilis] // Gaucher"
On reverse of wooden mount in pencil: "Glossite sclereuse syphilitique avec leucoplasie - Gaucher"
On reverse of wooden mount in black pencil: "XI - 1"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-5
Length
17.1 cm
Width
11.5 cm
Depth
5.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth is approx. max.
Condition Remarks
Sept 2022: Overall good, underside of wax mounting fair; wax tongue seems securely mounted, but wax underneath connecting to mount is flaking and cracking with some losses of wax and paint; some discolouration where wax tongue meets white-painted fabric, white paint also flaking; wax has some flaking and white spots, especially near tip of tongue
Copy Type
Original
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.