A tooth in the form of the crozier, the emblem of Basel; advocating a "No" vote in a referendum about dentistry. Colour lithograph after H. Eidenbenz, 1945 (?).

  • Eidenbenz, Hermann, 1902-1993.
Date:
[1945?]
Reference:
689607i
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Description

The emblem of Basel is a bishop's crozier, referring to the Prince-Bishopric which ruled Basel until the Reformation. Here the finial of the crozier is as in the Basel coat of arms, but its usual saw-tooth base is replaced by the roots of a tooth

Publication/Creation

[Basel?] : [publisher not identified], [1945?] ([Basel] : Wassermann A.G.)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in yellow and blue ; sheet 126.6 x 89.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Dentisten-Initiative, Nein. Entwurf: Eidenbenz, Neuburg

Reference

Wellcome Collection 689607i

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