Model

Description

Small model of a human head with long hair for electrical experiments, used by Fox Talbot, unsigned, c. 1850

Museum reference

T.1936.88

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Model

Production information

England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1850

Materials

Human hair, Papier-mâché

Associations

Previous owner: Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877

Exhibitions

• One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti (20 Jul 2012 - 21 Oct 2012)
  National Museum of Scotland