Teaching watercolor of operation of the appendix, cecum, and ileum
Description:
Large watercolor in black and white of a surgical operation on the cecum. Upper portion shows a ring with holes for needles and thread in four places. Below, one watercolor shows the ring being inserted into the cecum, and another shows an incision down the length of the cecum. Ileum and appendix are visible in both lower pictures. Watercolor is framed in blue sewn textile.
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Notes:
The watercolor was painted by H. P. Q. in December 1890 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.
