Denture, false teeth

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Description

Set of false teeth - top half (part b) and bottom half (part a). The gum fittings are of carved ivory; the teeth are human and fixed with gold and other metal pins.

Category:: Social History
Object ID:: A26013a
Object name:: denture, false teeth
Object type:: denture, false teeth
Artist/Maker:: —
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Production date:: 1701-1750
Material:: ivory, tooth, gold, metal
Measurements/duration:: L 53 mm, W 56 mm, H 20 mm (overall)
Part of:: —
On display:: —
Record quality:: 60%
Part of this object:: —
Owner Status & Credit:: Permanent collection

Copyright holder:: digital image © London Museum
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Creative commons usage:: CC BY-NC 4.0
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Denture, false teeth

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