Teeth drawn from the Mouth of Henry Sheldon, Collected and cataloged by himself

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Title

Teeth drawn from the Mouth of Henry Sheldon, Collected and cataloged by himself

Subject

relic, human remains, self-donated human remains, dentition

Description

A set of five teeth, accompanied by two notes written by Henry Sheldon (prior home of said teeth): one written in 1897 detailing the order and occasion in which each tooth was pulled. Another written in 1899 giving the reason for pulling the last three teeth.

Creator

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

Source

Henry Sheldon the physical person

Publisher

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

Date

1845, 1895, 1897, 1899

Contributor

Marybeth Nevins--created the digital item

Rights

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

Relation

Swift Archive and Research Center-Henry Sheldon scrap-books

Format

digital still of actual teeth, tin container, notes

Language

English

Type

relic, personal momento,

Coverage

1845-1899

Citation

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, “Teeth drawn from the Mouth of Henry Sheldon, Collected and cataloged by himself,” Invention of Nature, accessed November 24, 2024, https://goldenorb.middlebury.edu/invention_of_nature/items/show/9.

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