Replica of Dickinson-Belskie Birth Series six model, 1945-2007
Description:
Model of fetus in uterus, 4.5 months developed. Exterior of uterus is pale yellow, and interior of uterus is purple and orange. Veins of placenta are pink. Fetus is orange in color. Fetus model is removable, with two cylindrical spokes in its back that fit into two puncture-type holes in the uterus model.
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Notes:
Between 1939 and 1950, Robert Latou Dickinson and artist Abram Belskie collaborated at the New York Academy of Medicine to create molds and models of human reproductive anatomy for display and teaching aid. In 1945, Dickinson transferred his reproductive anatomy model collection to the Cleveland Health Museum, which soon began making its own reproductions. In 2007 the Health Museum was absorbed into the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and at that time transferred the Dickinson-Belskie collection to the Warren Anatomical Museum.
