M0007284: Anatomical female manikin in wax, c. late 18th century

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Anatomical figure modelled in wax, circa 1760

Photograph of an anatomical female model or manikin in wax, probably from Florence, late 18th century, attributed to Clemente Susini (previously attributed to Anna Morandi Manzolini). The model has been laid on a table and photographed from above with some organs removed. The model was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 7th December 1951 (R205/1951) and is now held by the Science Museum (A627043). Related images: M0007258, M0012191, M0012191EC, M0012192, M0012193, M0012194, M0012195, M0012196, M0012197, M0012198, M0012199, M0012200

6 September 1940

2 photographs sheet film negative; 12.5 x 10 cm photographic print; 11.8 x 9.3 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: R205/1951

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.