A collection of curated Sensational Objects from the Victorian era
Intro: I did my project on the spectacle of Victorian mummy unwrapping events, wherein spectators would gather to watch a medical professional, Egyptologist, or other “qualified” individual unwrap an Egyptian mummy. I focused specifically on those held by Dr. Thomas Pettigrew, a surgeon who became …
Portrait of Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791–1865) https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/M0000726.html In the year 1822, the Rosetta Stone was translated by Jean-François Champollion, who was an instructor at the Grenoble Academy (Moshenka 8). The Rosetta Stone is a piece of stone which has three translations inscribed on it. …
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