Glass jar for Laudanum and Hartshorn

Made:
1601-1800 in Spain

Cylindrical glass jar with leather covering and painted label for "Laud.S.Op. Hart." (Opium Tincture with Hartshorn), traces remaining. 115 mm x 66 mm diameter, 103g. Unknown maker, probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century.

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A61669
Materials:
trace, opium, parchment and glass
type:
glass drug jars and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust