M0017384: Lower denture of walrus ivory, early 19th centruy

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Lower denture of walrus ivory.

Photograph of a side view of a set of lower denturs of walrus ivory. Natural teeth would have been inserted in front, but molars carved of ivory. Photographed to show gold band at the side. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1918 (accession number R8525). 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: R8525

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.