Physical Description:

ceramic, porcelain (overall material)

human head form (overall production method/technique)

Object Name:

Anatomical Model

phrenology head

Description:

Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1896) and his older brother, Orson Squire Fowler (1809-1887) were active proponents of phrenology in the United States and in England. Inscriptions on the base of this ceramic head read in part “PHRENOLOGY / L. N. / FOWLER” and “ENTERED AT / STATIONERS HALL”

Location:

Currently not on view

Subject:

Anatomy  Search this

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ID Number:

MG.61.1240

Catalog number:

61.1240

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8b07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_734514