A chip of the old block [graphic]

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Creator:

Gleadah, Joshua, active 1815-1836, printmaker

Published / Created:

May 1st, 1832.

Call Number:

Print00904

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

A midwife holds out a newborn child, who exhibits a combination its parents' physical traits: the nose of its mother, who lies in bed, and the hook arm, peg leg, glasses and queue of its father, who stands proudly at the foot of the bed. The midwife e...

Description:

Title etched below image.

Publisher:

Pubd. by Tregear, Cheapside, London

Subject (Topic):

Genetics, Prosthesis, Children, Infants, Parents, Midwives, Amputees, Peg legs, Interiors, Beds, Fireplaces, and Cats

Found in:

Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A chip of the old block [graphic]