Electrotype of child's arm
date: label: date made
content: 1847
name: label: maker
content: Davis, Jr., Daniel
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Electrotype of Child's Arm, a thin copper shell in the shape of a child's right arm (from a cadaver), with hand closed. The piece is in two parts, the arm shell and a cylinder that appears to have covered the elbow and includes a hook. Made in 1847 by Daniel Davis of Boston.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Marguerite Davis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.308474
label: catalog number
content: 308474
label: accession number
content: 92493
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Electroplating, Sample of
label: Object Name
content: electroplating sample
label: Other Terms
content: Electroplating, Sample of; Electrochemical Devices
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: arm: 2 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 5.08 cm x 14.605 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: elbow: 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm