Madame Dimanche and Other Medical Oddities at the Mutter Museum

Madame Dimanche or Widow Sunday was a 19^th century woman with a 10 inch cornu cutaneum, a horn, on her head.  You can see the wax cast of the Madame Dimanche horn and other medical oddities at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia.

Often referred to as a “baby-in-a-bottle freak show” the museum holds over 20,000 items ranging from preserved pathological and anatomical specimens to plaster to wax, papier-mache and plastic models.

Many people today still offer their bodies to the collection.  While some do so in an effort to help others who suffer the same condition, many do it because they know that the museum puts a strong focus on the respect for the dead and education.  Any questions regarding donations should be emailed to museumref@collyphil.org.