Record ID: LANCUM-F66F0B
Object type: DENTAL IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and misshapen silver dental plate, probably of Modern date (c. 1825-c. 1950). The plate is complete but there is slight damage along the edges. It is crescent-shaped with a semi-circular cut-out where it would have been hinged on the wearer's surviving tooth/teeth, possibly his canine/front molar on the lower right or upper left. There are no spikes or any other surviving pins for holding any artificial porcellain teeth, but instead, there are 13 small circular drilled holes/perforations which may have been the locations for the artificial teeth. Most of the dentures/…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.