In upper right-hand corner: "Hôpital St. Louis // Paris"; signed "S. Niclet" to bottom left of moulage; label beneath moulage reads, "Gale de la verge. [Scabs of the penis.] // Fournier"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-5
Length
15.2 cm
Width
11.0 cm
Depth
4.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth is approx. max. including mount and model
Condition Remarks
Oct 2022 - overall good condition; paper label slightly discoloured and metal tacks rusting; loss at top left edge of mount, chip of wood and paint missing; some faint scratches in pain top left of face of mount; wax model stable but surface flaking with faint crack running vertically along right face, and line/gouge running diagonally from centre to right middle (difficult to know if original part of model or later damage).
Oct 2022 - suitable for handling, but use caution due to chip in corner; if transporting or removing from museum avoid extremes of heat which could cause wax to crack/melt.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Attic Book Catalogue #1," Nov. 1983, item 226
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.
Jean Alfred Fournier (1832–1914) is regarded as one of the great syphilologists, who developed knowledge of congenital syphilis and other related matters.