Gangrene

Object numberGC.2792 ~ a
TitleGangrene
Creator Robert Wilson (1880-1940) Matthews (Artist)
DescriptionWater colour drawing of four fingers and part of the left hand (front and back) showing gangrene. Of a female aged 79 years in whom an injury to the left forearm by falling out of bed three weeks before death was followed by devitalization of the hand, with shrinking and flexion of the fingers. The fingers are dry, and flexed at their interphalangeal articulations. There is a large slough on the dorsum of the hand and another on the back each partly defined by a line of demarcation.
Object nameHAND AND FOREARM
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Width: 17 cm
Height: 13 cm