Wax moulage, Syphiloderma Psoriasiforme and Psoriasis Simplex

Maker
Herman Fermor Lawrence (b.1863, d.1936)
Date
Circa 1900
 Description
This early 20th century wax moulage displaying an example of secondary syphilis symptoms and an example of the skin disease psoriasis. It was created by Dr Herman Lawrence, the first dermatologist of Melbourne’s St. Vincent’s Hospital. In this era, a wax cast was one of the only ways to accurately document in three dimensions the external symptoms of disease. Lawrence donated his moulages to the University of Melbourne in 1919-1920.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1900
Production place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Accession number
531-002343
Credit line
Gift of Dr Herman Lawrence, 1919-1920
Inscriptions
original/labels ▫ Syphiloderma Psoriasiforme
original/labels ▫ Psoriasis Simplex
Object type
models
Named Collection
Herman Lawrence wax moulages
Museum
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

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