Characters and Traits of Mrs. Lydia Coggins by Dr. Gore
Spear's Lyceum Press
10/1846
American Imprints
Broadside 184-? Gore
Symbolic Head and Phrenological Chart
L. N. Fowler
1843
American Imprints
Broadside 1843 Fowler
Phrenology head
Phrenology head. Hollow plaster, incised PHRENOLOGY on the front, with areas of the head delineated and numbered . A partially missing label on the back lists the numbered areas and psychological attributes.
Phrenology is based on the belief that certain delineated areas of the brain are responsible for different functions, and that an individual’s personality and character can be ascertained by studying the corresponding bumps and indentations on the person’s skull. The theory was developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gallin in the 1790s, and further advanced by his assistant Johann Gaspar Spurzheim. Phrenology faced skepticism from the scientific community, but enjoyed immense popularity with the American public throughout the 19th century. Today, phrenology is regarded as a pseudoscience.
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2018.13.01
Phrenology head
Glazed ceramic phrenology head. Areas of the skull are delineated and labeled in black lettering, each area indicating a particular psychological trait. Front base reads: Fowler's IMPROVED PHRENOLOGICAL HEAD. Two base sides read: AFFECTIVE PROPENSITIES and INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES. Underside of base reads: ACME CEREBAL [illegible].
Phrenology is based on the belief that certain delineated areas of the brain are responsible for different functions, and that an individual’s personality and character can be ascertained by studying the corresponding bumps and indentations on the person’s skull. The theory was developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gallin in the 1790s, and further advanced by his assistant Johann Gaspar Spurzheim. Phrenology faced skepticism from the scientific community, but enjoyed immense popularity with the American public throughout the 19th century. Today, phrenology is regarded as a pseudoscience.
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
2018.14.01
Phrenological Chart
American Imprints
Broadside 184-? Phren
Phrenological Chart
S. A. Nind
"Journal Office, Syracuse"
American Imprints
Broadside 184-? Nind