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Object Record
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Metadata
Object name |
Tooth |
Artist or maker |
John Greenwood |
Date |
1760-1819 |
Place of origin |
United States |
Materials and techniques |
tooth fragment, metal, enamel |
Physical description |
Fragment of tooth broken from the plate worn by Gen. George Washington enclosed in a locket with red stone trim. Made and repaired by Dr. John Greenwood, 1760- 1819, dentist of Washington. Dr. Greenwood's name appears in the New York directory for the last time in 1819 as follos -- "Greenwood, John, Dentist 3 Anne House, 13 Park." Source: William H. Brown |
Current exhibit |
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York History |
Catalogue number |
1915.03.001 |
Collection name |
Historical Artifacts |
Credit line |
Gift of William H. Brown. |
People |
Washington, George Greenwood, John |
Subjects and places |
Tooth Teeth Jewelry |