Glass drug jar

Glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled Min

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Glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled Min
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Glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled "Min.Pulverat" (red lead, vermillion, or red sulphide of mercury) and " Litargirio", probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century

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Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A61764
Materials:
glass and parchment, ? material
type:
glass drug jars
credit:
Pontes, N.de