M0007703: A tooth drawer extracting a tooth

Date:
26th February 1941
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/66/40
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A country tooth drawer. Oil painting attributed to S. Cox.

Description

Photograph of a framed oil painting, attributed to S. Cox, depicting a country tooth drawer extracting a tooth from a patient. A caption attached to the frame titles the work 'Country Dentist' and attributes the work to the Irish School, c.1750, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 31st October 1940 (P2509/1940). Related images: V0017173, L0016047,V0017174

Publication/Creation

26th February 1941

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 44625i; Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: P2509/1940

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Subjects

Where to find it

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