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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.