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Box of 15 Photographs (Glass Negatives) of Brains, ?Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 11588


Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Written in pencil on top of box: 'Brains'
Physical material
.1: wood
metal
paper
Object type
Photograph
Inventory No
11588

Description

Wooden fitted box, with slots for 50 glass plates. Contains 15 glass negatives of brains (presumably human brains), 13 of them 8.5 x 6.5 inches, 2 of them 6.5 x 4.75, all (except one large one) masked with terracotta coloured paper.