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Displays	Transplanting of Teeth Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/P 3158 CollectionSpecial collections CategoryVisual works Object nameTooth transplantation, Cartoons (humorous representations), Engravings (prints) TitleTransplanting of Teeth DescriptionHand coloured cartoon showing a fashionable dentist engaged in tooth transplantation, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1787. A fashionable 18th century dentist transplants teeth from poor children to wealthy patients. This was a lucrative but controversial practice; Rowlandson’s cartoon highlights the questionable ethics and exploitation of the poor. There were also clinical limitations: long-term success was rare as the transplanted teeth loosened over time. There was also a risk of cross infection from donor to recipient. Production date 1787 Artist‎ Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757-1827, artist, London presented Strathan, J L, fl 1860s, donor to the College (1864) Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions Physical Information Physical descriptionHand coloured engraving, 30.4cm by 44.6 cm, in glazed frame 43.5cm by 59cm.

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Object numberRCSSC/P 3158

Object nameTooth transplantation, Cartoons (humorous representations), Engravings (prints)

TitleTransplanting of Teeth

DescriptionHand coloured cartoon showing a fashionable dentist engaged in tooth transplantation, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1787. A fashionable 18th century dentist transplants teeth from poor children to wealthy patients. This was a lucrative but controversial practice; Rowlandson’s cartoon highlights the questionable ethics and exploitation of the poor. There were also clinical limitations: long-term success was rare as the transplanted teeth loosened over time. There was also a risk of cross infection from donor to recipient.

Production date 1787

Artist‎

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757-1827, artist, London

presented

Strathan, J L, fl 1860s, donor to the College (1864)

Physical Location

LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

Physical Information

Physical descriptionHand coloured engraving, 30.4cm by 44.6 cm, in glazed frame 43.5cm by 59cm.

Transplanting of Teeth

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