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Large Model of the Eye

This model eye comes apart to reveal the inside, like a real dissection. Papier-mâché is more durable than wax and so better suited to repeated and frequent use in teaching.

Credit: Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums...

1828 - 1880
papier mache, papier mache, paint, glass
AP1263
Image and text © Museums of the University of St Andrews, 2021

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Wardlaw Museum
Permanent collection

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