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E3414-21 Cast and exhibition label, '22. Jaws of Horse', from set of horse teeth, plaster / paint / cardboard, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date unknown.. Click to enlarge.
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'Jaws of Horse' plaster cast

This is one of a set of 31 painted plaster casts of horses' teeth showing the stages from birth to an "advanced age". They were purchased by the Museum in 1885 and displayed in the Animal Courts in the Museum's old building in Harris Street, Ultimo. Horses were a vital part of people's lives in the 1800s and early 1900s and the ability to determine a horse's age was an important skill when considering buying a horse.

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E3414 Plaster casts of horse teeth (31) and exhibition labels (31), sets of teeth from birth to old age, used to educate the public how to tell the age of a horse, didactic display objects, plaster / paint / cardboard, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885-1902
Collection of plaster casts of horse teeth ranging from birth to old age

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E3414-21/1 Cast, '22. Jaws of Horse', from set of horse teeth, plaster / paint, maker unknown, Sydney, Australia, date unknown
Plaster cast of the jaws of a horse

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Object No.

E3414-21

Object Statement

Cast and exhibition label, '22. Jaws of Horse', from set of horse teeth, plaster / paint / cardboard, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date unknown.

Physical Description

Cast and exhibition label, '22. Jaws of Horse', from set of horse teeth, plaster / paint / cardboard, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date unknown.

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