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Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSHC/Hewson/14 Scientific nameHomo sapiens CollectionHunterian CategoryMicroscopic preparations Object nameIntestine, small, Hewson's Microscope Slides, wet cylinder-mount slides DescriptionAn early microscope slide consisting of a portion of human ileum injected with a red mass to show the villi, preserved in fluid in a glass tube, by William Hewson, before 1774. Production date 1772 - 1774 Preparator‎ Hewson, William, 1739-1774, anatomist Owner/user Hewson, William, 1739-1774, anatomist Owner/user Falconar, Magnus, 1754-1778, anatomist Owner/user Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist Acquisition source Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (1799) Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions Physical Information Physical descriptionWet preparation of tissue mounted in a sealed cylindrical glass slide. Materialglass (material) Dimensions whole weight: 6 g Bibliography SourceDobson 1970-71 Transcript14: Similar preparation [of a portion of small intestine showing the villi, the vessels of which have been filled with red injection].

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Object numberRCSHC/Hewson/14

Object nameIntestine, small, Hewson's Microscope Slides, wet cylinder-mount slides

DescriptionAn early microscope slide consisting of a portion of human ileum injected with a red mass to show the villi, preserved in fluid in a glass tube, by William Hewson, before 1774.

Production date 1772 - 1774

Preparator‎

Hewson, William, 1739-1774, anatomist

Owner/user

Hewson, William, 1739-1774, anatomist

Owner/user

Falconar, Magnus, 1754-1778, anatomist

Owner/user

Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist

Acquisition source

Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (1799)