Teaching watercolor of a surgical operation on the intestines

Item Information

Title:
Teaching watercolor of a surgical operation on the intestines
Description:
Large watercolor in black and white showing the removal of a mass from what appears to be the intestine. Two different cases are shown. Watercolor framed in sewn blue textile.
Creator:
Kaula, William J.
Date:
1896
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
watercolors (paintings)
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
John Collins Warren Watercolor Collection
Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.197)
Series:
John Collins Warren Watercolor Collection
Subjects:
Surgical Procedures, Operative
John Collins Warren Watercolor Collection
Kaula, William J.
Teaching Aids and devices
Teaching Methods
Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927
Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy
Link to Item:
https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13344
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
The watercolor was painted by William J. Kaula in 1896 for John Collins Warren to use in teaching. The watercolor was left in the Harvard Medical School Department of Anatomy after Warren's death in 1927. The Department donated the watercolors to the Warren Anatomical Museum on 05/02/1929.
Identifier:
21142.197