Denture made with ivory and human teeth

Made:
1801-1850 in England

Full upper denture, elephant ivory with human anteriors, probably English, 1801-1850

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A155937
Materials:
ivory, teeth and silver (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 60 mm x 51 mm, 0.0279 kg
type:
human remains and dentures
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Upper denture made of elephant ivory with human anteriors

Upper denture made of elephant ivory with human anteriors

Upper denture made of elephant ivory with human anteriors, probably made in England in 1801-1850.

Materials:
ivory , tooth and silver (metal)
Object Number:
A155937/1
type:
dentures and human remains
Four parts of human teeth from the upper denture made of elephant ivory

Four parts of human teeth from the upper denture made of elephant ivory

Four parts of human teeth from the upper denture made of elephant ivory, probably made in England in 1801-1850.

Materials:
tooth
Object Number:
A155937/2
type:
dentures and human remains

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