| Reference Number | FCD/3 |
| Title | Napoleon's Toothbrush |
| Date | 1804 |
| Creator Name | Taylor; Joseph (1767-1827); silversmith |
| Description | Toothbrush set believed to have belonged to Napoleon. Contains: (1) toothbrush with silver handle and animal hair bristles set in a piece of ivory, maker's mark "IT" for Joseph Taylor and hallmarked Birmingham, 1804. Possibly also a French import mark; (2) tooth powder case with two separate compartments, lids hinged at the centre. Same markings as the toothbrush; (3) double rounded-ended [silver] utensil, possibly for mixing the powder; (4) red Morocco leather case, in two parts, both embossed with a fleur-de-lis. |
| Extent | 4 items |
| Dimensions | Red case: 130mm x 18mm x 11mm |
| Toothbrush: 113mm x 7mm x 16mm |
| Tooth powder case: 92mm x 11mm x 8mm |
| Stirrer: 122mm x 7mm x 1mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Tooth-Brush |
| Mixer |
| Case |
| Term | Dental Care -- Instrumentation |
| Gift Giving |
| History, 19th Century |