M0017387EB; Partial denture carved in hippopotamus ivory

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Two views of partial denture.

Photograph of a partial denture carved in hippopotamus ivory, with two metal prongs inserted for fitting round a surviving tooth. It was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Musuem in 1927 and accessioned in 1927 (accession number R28372). It is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0017387EA

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: R28372

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.