Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS
Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS

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British Dental Association Dental Museum

London

Title

Sir John Tomes (1815–1895), First President of the British Dental Association (1879–1880), FRS, FRCS, LDS

Date

1932

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 46 x W 35 x D 24 cm;
Plinth: H 20 x W 19.5 x D 19.5 cm

Accession number

LDBDA : 3890

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

inscribed on reverse of right shoulder: GILBERT BAYES / 1932

Inscription description

plaque on plinth: SIR JOHN TOMES. F.R.S., F.R.C.S., L.D.S. / A PIONEER OF MODERN DENTISTRY / and FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION, 1879–80 / BORN 1815. – DIED 1895. / THIS BUST EXECUTED BY GILBERT BAYES WAS PRESENTED TO THE ASSOCIATION BY WILLIAM MORSE GRISWOLD AT LEICESTER, 1933.

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