Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Dental
Teaching aids
Classification
Dental
Teaching aids
Accession Number
010020200 a-r
Description
Set of removable partial denture models; eighteen white biscuit porcelain models of upper and lower jaws with various teeth missing; each model with different shape partial denture painted with gold ink, showing the general shape of the denture and where the gold would go around existing teeth; mod…
Set of removable partial denture models; eighteen white biscuit porcelain models of upper and lower jaws with various teeth missing; each model with different shape partial denture painted with gold ink, showing the general shape of the denture and where the gold would go around existing teeth; models 1-12 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l) are numbered in roman numerals painted with gold ink; models 13-18 (m, n, o, p, q, r) are numbered in Arabic numbers.
Number Of Parts
18
Part Names
a - model 1 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.6 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
b - model 2 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
c - model 3 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 3.1 cm
d - model 4 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
e - model 5 - Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
f - model 6 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 3.1 cm
g - model 7 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
h - model 8 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
i - model 9 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
j - model 10 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
k - model 11 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
l - model 12 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.6 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
m - model 13 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
n - model 14 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
o - model 15 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
p - model 16 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.6 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
q - model 17 - Length 6.6 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
r - model 18 - Length 6.7 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Date Remarks
Based on similar artefact
Material
porcelain: white
ink: yellow
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-11 Row H (a-g)
0010-B2-11 Row G (h-n)
0010-B2-11 Row F (o-r)
Condition Remarks
Slight chipping on edges, particularly on (a), (d) and (l); black marks on bottom of (p)
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
010020145
CD #10
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; this item was donated by Dr. Marc Lemieux from Ottawa, Ontario.