Porcelain bust, Fowler phrenology head, cabinet of curiosities, collection

Porcelain bust, fowler phrenology head, cabinet of curiosities, collection measurement: height 30 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 15 cm weight: 1 kg 780 good vintage condition, (patina) see photos a ceramic phrenology head bearing the inscription ln fowler ludgate circus london, phrenology by ln fowler, entrance to stationers hall, the back with an inscription by fowler. Phrenology is a pseudo-science which makes it possible to characterize the intellectual and moral faculties of individuals by palpating the reliefs of the skull. In the 19th century, it was taught as a medical discipline and appears in the encyclopedia of medical sciences published in 1836.