Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Classification
Dental
Accession Number
010020155
Description
Dental figurine of a rabbit made from molded resin; rabbit is looking up, standing on its hind legs, holding a white and silver tube of toothpaste in its left hand and a red and white toothbrush in its right hand up near its face; red and white toothpaste coming out of tube; rabbit wears green shor…
Dental figurine of a rabbit made from molded resin; rabbit is looking up, standing on its hind legs, holding a white and silver tube of toothpaste in its left hand and a red and white toothbrush in its right hand up near its face; red and white toothpaste coming out of tube; rabbit wears green shorts with white and black spots and white shoes; beige resin is scored to resemble fur; rabbit has black eyes rimmed with blue and white on the bottom, black eyelashes, long ears falling down its back and a curly tail; green felt affixed to bottom; white sticker printed with gold ink affixed to felt states manufacturing information and name of figurine
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Printed on sticker at bottom: "HAND PAINTED // Pepiware // TWINKLE // MADE IN ENGLAND"; handwritten on sticker: "SACKVILLE N-B"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-1
Dimension Notes
Length 9.3 cm x Width 4.8 cm x Depth 4.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Colour faded on tail; sticker is coming off base
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"eBay" website
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008