Porcelain Gum Facings
Object number@HMH
TitlePorcelain Gum Facings
Description74 individual gum facings, pink base with single tooth (various shapes). 15 dual gum facings, pink base with two teeth. 47 triple gum facings, pink base with three teeth, for a small number the holes in the gum facing are filled with a white substance. 1 tiple gum facing with teeth only, held together with twisted metal wire. 13 quadruple gum facings, four teeth on pink base. 1 quadruple gum facing broken into two parts, the split is down the third tooth. 9 miscellaneous gum facings, possibly wax casting molds.
Production date 1838 - 1925
Production periodLate nineteenth/early twentieth century
Object nameDenture
Object categoryDental
Dimensions
- Largest Length: 3.70 cm
Width: 2.20 cm
Depth: 1.30 cm