Fifteen desk tops from the Anatomy and Pathology building, University of Melbourne

Date
Circa 1885
 Description
Melbourne Medical School’s first building, completed in May 1864, was situated on the north-eastern part of the campus, across the lake from the rest of the university. Plans for a new Medical School building to be constructed alongside it were prepared by Reed and Barnes Architects in 1883, with technical advice from Professor Harry Brookes Allen. The Anatomy and Pathology Building was completed in 1885, and later nicknamed 'Old Pathology' (now renamed the Elisabeth Murdoch Building). These wooden desk tops - inscribed by generations of students - are from the lecture theatre in that building.
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Object detail

Date
Circa 1885
Medium
wood
Measurements
380 x 29 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.1 - .3)
512 x 29 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.4)
242 x 31 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.5)
129 x 29 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.6)
169.9 x 31 x 3 (MHM2015.10.7)
598 x 31 x 3 (MHM2015.10.8)
560 x 30 x 3 (MHM2015.10.9)
180 x 32 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.10)
267 x 32 x 3 cm (MHM2015.10.11)
194.5 x 31 x 3.3 cm (MHM2015.10.12)
385.0 x 29.3 x 3.1 cm (MHM2015.10.13)
380.0 x 28.6 x 3.2 cm (MHM2015.10.14)
349.5 x 28.2 x 3.6 cm (MHM2015.10.15)
Accession Number
MHM2015.10
Credit line
Transferred from the Department of Anatomy, University of Melbourne, 2015
Object Type
furniture
Medical History Museum Category
Melbourne Medical School
Museum
Medical History Museum

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