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Developmental Model of a Human Heart

Object Details

Description
Adolf Ziegler (1820-1889) opened an Atelier für wissenschaftliche Unterrichtsmodelle (Studio for Scientific Teaching Models) in Leipzig in the 1860s. His son, Friedrich Ziegler (d. 1936) continued the firm. This model is the twelfth in a 12 piece set of Ziegler models showing the development of the human heart, based on the ideas of Wilhelm His. It is made of wax and sits on a round wooden base painted black. The Smithsonian bought it in 1895.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Associated Name
Ziegler, Friedrich
maker
Ziegler Studio
date made
1885
Measurements
overall: 7 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 19.3675 cm x 10.795 cm
overall: 19 cm x 11 cm; 7 1/2 in x 4 5/16 in
Object Name
Anatomical Model
model, anatomical, human heart
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