Posted on Tuesday, 1 September 2009

nerdgasms: wingsandfins: “Set of 60 miniature heads used in phrenology, Manchester, 1831 The heads were made by William Bally who studied phrenology under Spurzheim from 1828 onwards. The heads may have been used to teach phrenology but were probably made as a general reference collection. A wide range of different heads are present. For instance head number 54 is that of a scientific man, and head number 8 is recorded as the head of an ‘idiot.’” Morbid Anatomy documenting an exhibit by the Science Museum of London.

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wingsandfins:

“Set of 60 miniature heads used in phrenology, Manchester, 1831
The heads were made by William Bally who studied phrenology under Spurzheim from 1828 onwards. The heads may have been used to teach phrenology but were probably made as a general reference collection. A wide range of different heads are present. For instance head number 54 is that of a scientific man, and head number 8 is recorded as the head of an ‘idiot.’” Morbid Anatomy documenting an exhibit by the Science Museum of London.

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