The Dentist or Teeth Drawn with a Touch

Object numberHC.J.16.X.35
TitleThe Dentist or Teeth Drawn with a Touch
CreatorArtist Unknown (originator), Bowles and Carver (agent)
DescriptionColoured mezzotint. Depicts the interior of an eighteenth-century smithy with forge and anvil. The blacksmith, wearing a blue jacket and black hat and scarf, is extracting with oversized forceps of his own cosntruction a maxillary left central incisor tooth for a peasant, wearing a green jacket and cap, with orange fabric showing under his jacket. To the left of the two men, a woman, wearing a pink dres and white cap and shawl, woth her hand leaning on the anvil.
Production date c.Early C 1825-01-01
Production periodNineteenth century, early
Object nameArtwork
Object categoryDental
Dimensions
- Framed Height: 37.5 cm
Width: 30 cm