M0017383: Upper denture of hippopotamus ivory

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Upper denture of hippopotamus ivory.

Photograph of a set of upper dentures made of hippopotamus ivory and comprising 16 teeth. They were purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Musuem in 1928 and accessioned in 1928 (accession number R29728). They are not held by Wellcome Collection.

1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: R29728

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

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