Operation for and specimen of cerebellar tumour

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.96
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18 May 1956
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 31.8 cms Width: 25.2 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Two ross drawings mounted one above the other. The top one shows an operation for a cystic cerebellar tumour and the bottom one is of a section of the removed specimen. Attached to the back of the object is a piece of paper containing three rough pencil sketches with numerous labels and the description "looking up into aqueduct leading to 3rd vent." Other annotations on the back read "Jefferson, patient's name age 14. 18.5.56? 56.10.09.12".

Signed by the artist at the bottom in the middle.

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Related Material

A number of rough sketches created in the process of making this drawing can be found in the collection of Davison's working sketches, see DDS/3/10.