Model of the Stomach of a Rodent

Anatomical model of rodent stomach
Description:

Papier mache model of the stomach of a rodent made in the Auzoux factory in Normandy, France. The Smithsonian bought it in 1895, probably paying $7.50 (duty free).

Ref: James W. Queen & Co. Catalogue of Anatomical Models, Charts and Osteological Preparations (Philadelphia, 1886), p. 14.

Date Made: 1891

Associated Name: Auzoux, LouisMaker: Etablissements du Docteur Auzoux

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France

Subject: AnatomyEducationOphthalmologyEducation

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.28824.04Catalog Number: 49339Accession Number: 28824Catalog Number: 28824.04

Object Name: Anatomical Modelmodel, anatomical, rodent stomach

Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in x 6 5/8 in x 5 5/8 in; 5.715 cm x 16.8275 cm x 14.2875 cmoverall: 14 cm x 17 cm x 6.5 cm; 5 1/2 in x 6 11/16 in x 2 9/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-eba3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1370435

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