University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Classification
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Diseases
Accession Number
1981.17.28
Description
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size section showing nose and mouth mounted on a wooden base, depicting a syphilitic chancre of the lips; paper label mounted.
Anatomical model in wax of a life-size section showing nose and mouth mounted on a wooden base, depicting a syphilitic chancre of the lips; 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 syphilitiqués des levres simulant des lesions infectionineuses [Syphilitic chancre of the lips similar to the lesions of infections] // Fournier"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-5
Length
17.1 cm
Width
12.2 cm
Depth
5.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
depth is approx. max. height of lip
Condition Remarks
Sept 2022: Overall good condition; crack running from right corner of mouth horizontally to right side; crack running from left corner of mouth horizontally to left side; wax has white bloom or scrapes in places and some very faint cracks and imperfections, especially on chin and nose. Flaking or loss of wax and pigment on lips, chin and tip of nose.
#2: cracks at corners of the mouth; #3: wax is cracking
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
The chancre is firm and painless, and it oozes fluid that contains syphilis bacteria. Sometimes, lymph nodes near the ulcer become enlarged, but remain painless. The chancre of primary syphilis usually heals after one to five weeks, although the person remains infected. At this stage, syphilis is highly contagious.
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.