Pencil drawings of front and side view of head and face of child with sarcoma of the jaw

Item Information

Title:
Pencil drawings of front and side view of head and face of child with sarcoma of the jaw
Title (alt.):
Boy with jaw sarcoma
Description:
Pencil drawing of a boy's head, face, and upper torso in two views. The left hand drawing depicts the subject facing forward and the right hand drawing profiles the face on the tumor side. Drawings are side by side on ivory paper. "O. W. del. / Boston May 19th 1852." is handwritten in pencil on drawing recto; "Jaw Sarcoma / 1101. 11-4 / Dr. Perry's case malignant disease" is handwritten in pencil on verso. Two side by side pencil drawings of subject with jaw sarcoma
Creator:
Wallis, Oscar
Date:
May 19, 1852
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Drawing (image-making)
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Warren Anatomical Museum
Subjects:
Wallis, Oscar
Drawing (image-making)
Jaw
Sarcoma
Perry, M. L.
Extent:
36 H x 54 W cm
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13621
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Perry, M. L.
The drawing was originally donated to the cabinet of the Boston Society of Medical Improvement by Dr. M. L.. Perry circa 1852. It details the jaw sarcoma of a boy in the care of M. L. Perry and drawn by artist Oscar Wallis. The cabinet of the Boston Society was transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum circa 1870.
Identifier:
Warren Anatomical Museum 06101