This brooch measures approximately 4 x 1
While the bookends do show evidence of their age and use
likely of her parents or other ancestors
The lithograph is in a frame behind glass and in good antique condition
PLATE LXV: Lateral view of the Region of the Hip Joint
Matted Antique (c.1897) Anatomy Print, Plate XLII: Abdominal Cavity, Front This brooch measures approximately 4PLATE XLII: Abdominal Cavity, opened in front. The Peritoneum of the Posterior Abdominal Wall is preserved. In this view are seen the Posterior Half of the Right Lobe of the Liver, the Spleen, Pancreas, Duodenum, Ascending Colon, Descending Colon, Rectum, Root of the Mesentery and the Origin of the Spermatic Cord. This anatomy plate print was taken directly from the 19th century book Henke's Atlas of Surgical Anatomy, A Series of Plates Illustrating