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Object Number 20-3-10/59930.0
Display Title Cast of composite figure of typical young American woman
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of composite figures - male and female - representing average measurements of American young men and women. Modelled by Henry H. Kitson and wife, Theo Kitson, in 1892 from measurements of several thousand individuals of both sex mostly college students. Displayed at World Columbian Exposition.
Inventory Description Teaching model of woman, nude, cast?, both arms removeable, square base
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Anatomical
Department Osteological
Date 1892
Artist Henry H. Kitson (1892)
Artist Theo Kitson (1892)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 172.5 x 38.2 x 41 cm (67 15/16 x 15 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 20-3-N/59330
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Dudley A. Sargent, 1920
Provenance
Donor Dr. Dudley A. Sargent (1920)

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