White specimen used as cold creams

PART OF:: Collection of 28 herbs and drugs mentioned by William Shakespeare in his plays

Made:: 1900-1931

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

type:: bottle

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