Dental instrument set, 5 instruments remain and 2 bottles, in chest covered with bullion embroidery showing arms of Bacon of Redgrave, 17th century
These dental instruments include these four silver descalers used to remove plaque and other tooth deposits. The ornate chest may also have been used to carry medicines or articles for personal hygiene.
This chest was made for one of the descendants of Sir Nicholas Bacon (d. 1624) of Redgrave, Suffolk, who was descended from an earlier Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-79), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. The chest is embroidered with the Bacon coat of arms. The handles of the instruments and the tops of the bottles are decorated with boars or pigs, a pun on the family name.
Details
- Category:
- Dentistry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A61493
- Measurements:
-
overall: 255 mm x 220 mm x 95 mm, 1.73kg
- type:
- dental instrument set
- credit:
- Christie's
Parts
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, steel, with engraved silver handle
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, steel, with engraved silver handle
- Measurements:
-
overall: 12 mm x 145 mm x 17 mm, 0.014 kg
- Object Number:
- A61493 Pt3
- type:
- dental descalers
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, steel, with engraved silver handle
- Measurements:
-
overall: 10 mm x 141 mm x 12 mm, 0.016 kg
- Object Number:
- A61493 Pt4
- type:
- dental descalers
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, steel, with engraved silver handle
- Measurements:
-
overall: 12 mm x 167 mm x 13 mm, 0.02 kg
- Object Number:
- A61493 Pt5
- type:
- dental descalers
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, steel, incomplete, with engraved silver handle
- Measurements:
-
overall: 12 mm x 143 mm x 12 mm, 0.016 kg
- Object Number:
- A61493 Pt6
- type:
- dental descalers
Chest covered with bullion embroidery showing arms of Bacon of Redgrave
Chest covered with bullion embroidery showing arms of Bacon of Redgrave, 17th century for dental instrument set - lacks side drawer
- Measurements:
-
overall: 263 mm x 220 mm x 100 mm, 1.746 kg
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , gold (metal) , silver (alloy) , velvet , silk , glass and textile
- Object Number:
- A61493 Pt7
- type:
- instrument sets