Model of Human Eye
Model of Human Eye
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- Description
- This large papier mache model of a human eye was made in the Auzoux factory in Normandy, France. It has several detachable parts, and an inked inscription that reads “Auzoux Doct. / fecit anno 1856.” The Smithsonian bought this in 1895, probably paying $20 (duty free). There was obviously a fairly long lapse between production and sale.
- Ref: James W. Queen & Co. Catalogue of Anatomical Models, Charts and Osteological Preparations (Philadelphia, 1886), p. 7.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- model, anatomical, human eye
- maker
- Auzoux, Louis
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 15 in x 13 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 38.1 cm x 34.29 cm
- overall, cristillin: 1 1/4 in x 2 in; 3.175 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-10313
- catalog number
- M-10313
- accession number
- 29042
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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