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Ambroise Pare: prosthetics, mechanical hand

Illustration of prosthetic legs. Hand painted wood engraving.

Illustration of prosthetic legs. Ambroise Pare, 1564.

Portrait of artist and performer Mat Fraser, sitting in a chair holding a prosthetic arm.

This is one of a series of portraits taken to accompany the research project "Stories of a Different Kind" initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester. Artist and performer Mat Fraser developed a live performance "Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box" that explored how physical and mental disabilities are seen and understood. The project was run in partnership with the Science Museum, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and SHAPE arts with advice and support from the Smithsonian Institution and funding by the Wellcome Trust. It was the winner of the Observer Magazine Ethical Award for Arts and Culture in 2014.

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Portrait of artist and performer Mat Fraser, posing with a prosthetic arm.



This is one of a series of portraits taken to accompany the research project "Stories of a Different Kind" initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester. Artist and performer Mat Fraser developed a live performance "Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box" that explored how physical and mental disabilities are seen and understood. The project was run in partnership with the Science Museum, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and SHAPE arts with advice and support from the Smithsonian Institution and funding by the Wellcome Trust. It was the winner of the Observer Magazine Ethical Award for Arts and Culture in 2014.

Mat Fraser posing with a prosthetic arm

Portrait of artist and performer Mat Fraser, standing in front of a wall in Blythe House holding two prosthetic arms.



This is one of a series of portraits taken to accompany the research project "Stories of a Different Kind" initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester. Artist and performer Mat Fraser developed a live performance "Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box" that explored how physical and mental disabilities are seen and understood. The project was run in partnership with the Science Museum, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and SHAPE arts with advice and support from the Smithsonian Institution and funding by the Wellcome Trust. It was the winner of the Observer Magazine Ethical Award for Arts and Culture in 2014.

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Portrait of artist and performer Mat Fraser, standing in front of shelving at Blythe House holding a prosthetic hand. Prosthetic hands are visible on the shelves in the background.



This is one of a series of portraits taken to accompany the research project "Stories of a Different Kind" initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester. Artist and performer Mat Fraser developed a live performance "Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box" that explored how physical and mental disabilities are seen and understood. The project was run in partnership with the Science Museum, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and SHAPE arts with advice and support from the Smithsonian Institution and funding by the Wellcome Trust. It was the winner of the Observer Magazine Ethical Award for Arts and Culture in 2014.

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic hand at Blythe House

Portrait of artist and performer Mat Fraser, kneeling in front of shelving at Blythe House holding a prosthetic arm. Prosthetic arms and limbs are visible on the shelves in the background.



This is one of a series of portraits taken to accompany the research project "Stories of a Different Kind" initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester. Artist and performer Mat Fraser developed a live performance "Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box" that explored how physical and mental disabilities are seen and understood. The project was run in partnership with the Science Museum, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and SHAPE arts with advice and support from the Smithsonian Institution and funding by the Wellcome Trust. It was the winner of the Observer Magazine Ethical Award for Arts and Culture in 2014.

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm at Blythe House

Prosthetic articulation

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

A beautiful artificial left arm and hand, in leather and wood, jointed at the elbow and wrist, with articulated fingers and sprung thumb.

Artificial left arm and hand

Artificial cheek, eye and palate. Patient operatied on by Henry Morris and supplied with prostheses by C.A. Hayman.

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Ambroise Pare: prosthetics, mechanical hand

Illustration of prosthetic legs. Ambroise Pare, 1564.

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser posing with a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser posing with a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic hand at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm at Blythe House

Prosthetic articulation

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial left arm and hand

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

C.A. Hayman, Artificial cheek, eye and palate.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

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Ambroise Pare: prosthetics, mechanical hand

Illustration of prosthetic legs. Ambroise Pare, 1564.

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser posing with a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser posing with a prosthetic arm

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic hand at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding two prosthetic arms at Blythe House

Mat Fraser holding a prosthetic arm at Blythe House

Prosthetic articulation

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial left arm and hand

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

C.A. Hayman, Artificial cheek, eye and palate.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

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