Blown-glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled "Laud. Cinnab.", containing a resinous mixture of opium, saffron and cinnabar (mercury (II) sulfide). 119 mm x 65 mm diameter, 167 g. Unknown maker, Spanish, 17th or 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A61694
- Materials:
- half-full, mercury (II) sulfide, opium tincture, glass and parchment
- type:
- glass drug jars and opium
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
