Case with six restorative instruments with ivory handles.
Object numberHC.J.9.X.12
TitleCase with six restorative instruments with ivory handles.
DescriptionCase, Instrument (Restorative)
Brown wooden case with six restorative instruments with ivory handles. The case has a green silk lining with cotton wadding. The silk has floral detailing and fraying in the centre of the lid.
1: small, ribbed ball end.
2: shaft is flat and has angled, pointed end
3: round shaft which curves outwards into a perpendicular teardrop-shaped flat tip.
4: tapered short shaft with a romboid tip.
5: circular tapered shaft with a perpendicular t-shaped tip.
6: circular shaft which curves out into a narrow tip.
Mid-nineteenth century. For filling and and filing the teeth, removing salivary glands
Production periodNineteenth century, mid
SubjectDental instruments, Various
Object nameCase, Instrument (Restorative)
Object categoryDental
Materialsheep skin, Ivory
Dimensions
- Height: 22 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 11 cm