美国独立战争打了很多年。最后,在1783年9月3日签署了《巴黎条约》,美国才终获自由。
THEN: George Washington's teeth were made of wood
过去认为:乔治•华盛顿的假牙是木头做成的。
NOW: Washington's teeth were human teeth from his slaves and also made from ivory.
现在认为:华盛顿的假牙有一部分是他的奴隶的牙齿,还有一部分是象牙做成的。
A set of dentures that George Washington wore are kept at the Mount Vernon plantation house museum. The dentures are fashioned out of ivory and human teeth.
乔治•华盛顿戴过的一套假牙被保存在弗农庄园博物馆。这些假牙是用象牙和人牙制成的。
While historians note the "limitations of history" when sourcing Washington's human teeth back to the individuals they were taken from, written evidence shows Washington purchased teeth from slaves and made note of it in one of his ledgers.
在追溯这些人牙的主人时,历史学家指出这是“历史的局限性”,而书面证据显示,这些人牙是华盛顿从奴隶那里买来的,并在他的一本账簿上有所记载。
Slaves during the 18th century sometimes sold their teeth to dentists to make money. In 1784, Washington "paid several unnamed 'Negroes' ... 122 shillings for nine teeth, slightly less than one-third the going rate advertised in the papers," according to PBS.
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