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Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/HDB/3/1/844/1 Scientific nameHomo sapiens CollectionSpecial collections CategoryVisual works Object namecraniopagus, asymmetrical, Clinical subjects (visual works), Pen-and-wash drawings DescriptionA drawing of a child with asymmetrical craniopagus, labelled in John Hunter's hand as 'an original drawing by Mr Smith taken from the life', mid 1780s. This is the child whose skull was preserved and sent to John Hunter in 1786 (see related records). An account of the case was published in the Philosophical Transactions. Owner/user Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist presented Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (1799) Related objectsRCSHC/P 1535 Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

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Object numberRCSSC/HDB/3/1/844/1

Scientific nameHomo sapiens

CollectionSpecial collections

CategoryVisual works

Object namecraniopagus, asymmetrical, Clinical subjects (visual works), Pen-and-wash drawings

DescriptionA drawing of a child with asymmetrical craniopagus, labelled in John Hunter's hand as 'an original drawing by Mr Smith taken from the life', mid 1780s. This is the child whose skull was preserved and sent to John Hunter in 1786 (see related records). An account of the case was published in the Philosophical Transactions.

Owner/user

Hunter, John, 1728-1793, surgeon, anatomist

presented

Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (1799)

Related objectsRCSHC/P 1535

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LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

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