White specimen used as cold creams
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White specimen used as cold creams, made from sperm whale blubber and oil, labelled 'parmaceti', 'spermaceti', 'cetaceum' and 'physeter macrocephalus'
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A603712 Pt25
- Materials:
- bottle, glass
- Measurements:
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bottle, minimum: height 80 mm
bottle, maximum: height 145 mm
bottle, minimum: diameter 45 mm
bottle, maximum: diameter 90 mm
- type:
- bottle