Operation for spinal neurofibroma

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.19
  • Dates of Creation
    • 29 Sep 1938
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 31.6 cms Width: 25.5 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Two large drawings side by side of an operation to remove a neurofibroma from the spine of a female patient. Annotations on the back read "Patient's name spinal tumour op. Sept. 29 1938 Jefferson" and "Neurofibroma C4-D9 tumours 7 1/2" long".

Neurofibromata 7 1/2" long

typed label along the bottom of the drawing.

T1

label in centre of drawing.

Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.

Related Material

UoM Library also hold the medical case notes for the subject of this drawing which can be found in the collection of Geoffrey Jefferson's patient case files, JCN/13/291.

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/3/3.