Object numberGC.15308
DescriptionBONE, skeleton, young subject in wooden display case. Originally thought to be the cadaver of David Myles who was executed for incest. The body was dissected after execution by Archibald Pitcairn who was the Anatomist of the College. It is thought to be the first dissection that took place in Old Surgeons' Hall. The cadaver is certainly that of a young person but the physiology of the subject and the size of the bones suggest the body of a person much younger than Myles was at the time of his execution (possibly nineteen). It may be that this is a dissected body of child dissected by by Pitcairn but not that of Myles.
Production date 1702
Object nameBONE, skeleton, young subject
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Skeleton only Height: 105 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Case Height: 206 cm
Base Width: 36 cm
Top Width: 40 cm
Base Depth: 26 cm
Top Depth: 28 cm