Anatomical Model
date: label: date made
content: after 1850
name: label: maker
content: Towne, Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: This wax model depicts porrigo contagisoa of the face. Porrigo is a generic Italian word for eruptions of the scalp. Today the disease is known as Impetigo Contagiosa, and is a highly contagious skin disease which primarily effects young children. Today we know the cause porrigo contagisoa is a common bacteria, and can be easily transmitted by skin to skin contact.
label: Description
content: This model was made by Joseph Towne (1808-1879), who worked for over fifty years as a modeler at Guys Hospital in London.
label: Description
content: At Guys Hospital, Towne worked with some of the leading English physicians and surgeons of the day, notably Thomas Addison, and John Hilton. Wax models depicting various skin diseases and other medical conditions were used for teaching medical students.
label: Description
content: This model was originally part of the Pathological Museum at the University of Pennsylvania. The collection was the largest of its kind in the United States. The Pennsylvania Collection was begun by George B. Wood (1797-1879) a Professor of Medicine at the University. Wood purchased the models in London and transported them to Philadelphia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0177.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.0177
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0177.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: model, anatomical, face with porrigo contagiosa
label: Other Terms
content: Model, Anatomical; Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (jar material)
label: Physical Description
content: wax (model material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/2 in x 7 5/8 in; 29.21 cm x 19.3675 cm